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Injecting Hope
In zoos, the health of the individual comes first. In the wild, health of the population comes first. -Don Janssen, DVM, retired corporate director of Animal Health, SDZG Medicine provides...
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Panda Cub Number One
The price of a movie ticket was $5, Cher’s song Believe was top of the charts, possible Y2K scenarios were bandied about, 9/11 was blissfully unimageable, and I landed a coveted tour guide gig at the...
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Bring On the Butterflies
Each spring, the Safari Park’s Hidden Jungle aviary is transformed into Butterfly Jungle, an enchanted habitat that elicits “ooohs” and “ahhhs,” camera clicks, and gleeful grins. Creating the...
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Learning Their Lines
According to Namibian folklore, the zebra was once all white. It was only after getting into an argument with a baboon about a waterhole that the zebra lost his balance, tripped over the monkey’s fire,...
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Who’s Who?
World Penguin Day is April 25, 2019, and it’s a time to celebrate these remarkable birds that “fly” through the water instead of the sky. However, every day is “Penguin Day” at the San Diego Zoo’s...
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It’s a Boy—and a Girl!
San Diego Zoo African Penguin Colony Produces Its First Chicks The San Diego Zoo’s animal care staff is celebrating the arrival of two new African penguin chicks at the Dan and Vi McKinney Penguin...
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Beautiful Birds, Delta Style
Have you seen the new Delta exhibit? In September of 2018, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Bird Department introduced a brand-new exhibit called the “Delta.” The large, acre exhibit gets its name from...
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Flightless Fancy
No other avian species has the fast, fearless, and flexible résumé of the ostentatious ostrich. Taller than a front door and speedier than a downhill bicycle race, the long-necked ostrich is...
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Run and Hide
Life as a prey animal is like a game of “Survivor”—except winning means you get to live another day, and losing doesn’t mean you’re voted out—it means you’re eaten up. With the stakes so high, it’s no...
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Extraordinary Wildwatch Kenya Images Are “One in a Million”
Since June 2017, people from all over the world have been embarking on a virtual safari to northern Kenya to help study and conserve reticulated giraffes. More than 15,000 volunteers have visited...
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Soaking Up the Sun
Sun’s Out, Ectotherms Up Arthropods, reptiles, amphibians, and fish are ectotherms (sometimes called “cold-blooded” animals), which rely on external heat to warm up. Ectotherms cannot internally...
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Winged Hunters
When many people picture a bird of prey, they tend to think of an eagle with a huge wingspan, a steely-eyed gaze, a powerful dive to swoop down on unsuspecting prey, and sharp talons to grab it in the...
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One Shell of a Reptile
Galápagos giant tortoises are among the largest terrestrial reptiles on the planet. Inhabiting specks of lava-formed islands off the coast of Ecuador—the remote archipelago that inspired Charles...
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Who Are You Calling a Pig?
It’s easy to see how someone might mistake a peccary for a pig. Both are ungulates (hoofed mammals), with an even number of toes (four) on each dainty foot. That makes them members of the Order...
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San Diego’s Long History with Vultures
San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG) is world famous for its work with many different animal species: pandas, koalas, rhinos, elephants… you know the headlines. But did you realize that SDZG also has an...
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Curious Coatis
With the curiosity and tree-climbing agility of a monkey, the curled-up napping posture of a cat, the eager and gregarious nature of a dog, and the built-for-rooting snout of a pig, it’s no wonder that...
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Energetic Southern White Rhino Calf “Charges” Around Safari Park
Edward, the southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, experienced another “first” today (Aug. 19, 2019) when he was able to explore a new area at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center...
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How Do You Lek Me Now?
In the Zoo’s Parker Aviary, dappled sunlight flickers on lush vegetation, and a lazy mist swirls, thanks to a hidden fog machine. A peaceful scene—but not for long. As a large, orange bird swoops under...
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New Baby Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Gets a Name: Edward
Three-day-old Southern White Rhino Calf, Conceived Through Artificial Insemination, Is Thriving, Bonding with Mother A 3-day-old southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park—San Diego...
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What’s More Fun Than Playing in Mud? Watching a Rhino Calf Play in Mud
Edward, a 13-day-old southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, got his first chance to experience a true mud wallow this morning (Friday, Aug. 9), under the watchful eye of his mom,...
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