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Enrichment Is Serious Fun
Complexity Is Key Figuring out a puzzle to unlock a treasure of raisins. Climbing up swinging branches to a cozy hammock made of woven firehose. Head butting a big pile of dirt until it’s been...
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The Pelican Brief
While this limerick, written in 1910 by Dixon Lanier Merritt, could be the best-known ode to the pelican and its bill, members of the Pelecanidae family have been celebrated in literature, art, and...
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Meant to “Bee”
The top viewing platform in the Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks aviary not only gives visitors a sweeping vista of the habitat, it also puts them directly in front of a cliff riddled with bee-eater tunnels....
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A “Touching” Story
As animals age, joints may stiffen, spine and muscles tighten, and mobility can become a painful ordeal. At the San Diego Zoo, animal care staff monitor their charges carefully and work closely with...
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You “Herd” Right
DYNAMIC DUOIt’s a boy! It’s a girl! The newest elephant calves at the Park are a sight to behold. The excitement is palpable when the herd saunters out in the morning, with two “mini mes” trotting...
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Two “Purr-fect” Cheetah Cubs Play in Their Nursery
Two 6-week-old cheetah cubs pounced, chased, wrestled and cuddled together at the Ione and Paul Harter Animal Care Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park earlier this morning (Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.)...
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Troop Dynamics
Average age, in years, at which female orangutans first give birth Dad is lounging in his favorite spot, seemingly lost in thought. Auntie is teaching the little one how to turn a somersault. And Mom...
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Fresh Feathers
A GOOD YEAR FOR BIRDSWestern scientists first identified the Bali myna as a species in 1912. Number of days tinamou eggs are incubated Just the Spot Every hatchling is a reason to celebrate. However,...
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Making a Point
Photos: (Jackson’s chameleon) Hawaiian/iStock/Getty Images Plus; (Markhor) HeitiPaves/Getty Images Plus.
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San Diego Zoo Global Landscape Designs Featured in New U.S. Botanic Garden...
San Diego Zoo Global’s horticultural works are in the spotlight this month, with the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) in Washington, D.C. including landscape designs from both the San Diego Zoo and...
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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 the...
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The Year of the Pig
February 5, 2019 marks the beginning of Lunar New Year, also known in China as the Spring Festival, and this year has been designated as the Year of the Pig. While most people think of just one...
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Rare Black Leopards Appear on San Diego Zoo Global Remote Cameras
RSan Diego Zoo Global researchers have confirmed the presence of rare black leopards living in Laikipia County, Kenya. Sometimes called black panthers, the melanistic leopards were filmed in Lorok,...
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Newest Babies Show Confidence, Camaraderie and Curiosity
If you didn’t already have enough reasons to visit the San Diego Zoo this week, three cute new arrivals may motivate you to drop everything and stop by. Over the past few months, Zoo animal care staff...
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Light as a Feather
Photos by: Tammy Spratt/SDZG; GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus; Terryfic3D/iStock/Getty Images Plus; epantha/iStock/Getty Images; Boonchuay_Promjiam/iStock/Getty Images Plus.
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Pachyderms Revealed
Say the world pachyderm, and what comes to mind? Probably an elephant—and that would be correct. But there are also other pachyderms. Rhinos, hippos, tapirs, and swine are part of this heavyweight...
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Built for Success
Since opening in 2001, the animal-centric design and cutting edge technology utilized by veterinarians and staff at the Paul Harter Veterinary Medical Center continue to serve its patients effectively....
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Big Family
Watching Tony, the Zoo’s young river hippopotamus, at play in the pool along Hippo Trail is always fascinating. He spends hours performing his version of underwater ballet, pushing off with his feet,...
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle Opens
Annual Spring Event, Presented by Wheelhouse Credit Union, Runs Through May 12 Thousands of butterflies floated and fluttered around the Butterfly Jungle aviary at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park this...
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