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Liquid Assets
A scuba diver glides through the re-created kelp forest in the penguin pool and waves to the mesmerized observers in the underwater viewing area. Leopard sharks and other fish swirl around her as she...
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There’s No Hurry
For an animal whose pace tops out at three miles per hour, the Zoo’s newest Linné’s two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus wasted no time in winning the hearts of keepers and visitors alike. Born on April...
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Tuning Up Songbird Habitat
Sometimes, an adage variation holds true: replant it, and they will come. So it is at the undeveloped 800-acre Biodiversity Reserve adjacent to the Safari Park. This parcel of coastal sage scrub—one of...
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The Brainy Bunch
With voices that gouge the soundscape and behaviors worthy of viral videos, crows, ravens, jays, and magpies make an impression. They’re bold, curious, and clever—traits that have caught the attention...
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A Habitat of Their Own
RUPPELL’S ROCKThe Ruppell’s vultures’ favorite hangout is among the large boulders. “Right-sizing” for the Right Reasons Longtime Park visitors might remember seeing a variety of birds, like Abyssinian...
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It Takes All Kinds
The next time you take a trip to your local drugstore, pass by the baby section and check out the dizzying array of bottle nipples available. Commercially available bottle nipples for human babies come...
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Gazing at Gazelles
Fleet of foot and amazingly agile, the gazelle has been as adept at catching the interest of poets and writers as it is at avoiding predators. It is revered by some cultures, and its likeness can be...
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Unseen Heroes
Salamanders stay out of the view of most humans, and most only come out at night. That’s when conditions are right, with enough moisture to maintain their skin and provide shallow pools or moist...
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It Takes a Team—and Teamwork—to Heal a Rhino’s Broken Toe
San Diego Zoo Safari Park Animal Care Team Makes Cast and Boot for 4,500-pound Maoto A team of nearly 40 San Diego Zoo Global veterinarians and animal care specialists gathered, Dec. 19, 2019, at the...
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A Whole Different Animal
Many people have heard of this unique egg-laying mammal, but even in Australia, few have managed to spot one. That’s partly because platypuses are mostly nocturnal, taking shelter in burrows during the...
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Cracking the Case
In the wet lowland forests of Costa Rica, you might step within inches of one of the largest and most venomous snakes in the Americas—and never know it was there. The rare black-headed bushmaster...
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Worth the Wait
Luna is taking great care of her calf, nursing her regularly, keeping her tidy, and watching over her. The keepers were thrilled to see Luna taking readily to her maternal role. With Luna’s first...
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Two Much Fun
If you’ve been to the San Diego Zoo, you’ve probably seen polar bears, grizzlies, and maybe even giant pandas in past years. But have you ever seen a sloth bear? The name isn’t much help in describing...
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Joey Joy
Seeing her in action, it looks like just another impossibly tiny neonate being patiently fed a bottle by a professional wildlife care expert at the San Diego Zoo (SDZ). But a closer look reveals this...
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Saluting Spots and Stripes
March 8, 2020 is Ocelot Conservation Day! Some wild cats are spotted, others are striped, and then there’s the ocelot, that has both! Measuring about one yard long from nose tip to tail, these small...
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The Kanangra-Boyd National Park 12
When does a number actually represent more than itself? When we are talking about individuals that represent their greater species. Back in December, as wildfires raged through the Blue Mountains in...
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Learn Your Lions
Fewer than 10,000 lions Panthera leo remain in Africa—their population has declined about 43 percent over the past 21 years. When M’bari died in May 2019, at age 15 from health conditions related to...
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Say G’day
Steve is one of several Australian ambassador animals that visit the stage with a Wildlife Workshop trainer. They are all part of an interactive program that brings Park guests face to face with...
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Just Ducky
The old saying that on a rainy spring day “it’s fine weather…for ducks” is actually true. As another old adage puts it, water just “rolls off a duck’s back,” because they are well adapted for living in...
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