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05/31/2026

When mom says I can’t leave the table until I eat my veggies… 🙄🫛🦦

📸: Keeper Carissa

Alt-text: Gail the Asian small-clawed otter plays with her food as she juggles a bright green bean.

Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla! 🦍🦍🦍(Fun fact: “𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢” is the western lowland gorilla’s scientific name!)📸: ...
05/30/2026

Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla! 🦍🦍🦍

(Fun fact: “𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢” is the western lowland gorilla’s scientific name!)

📸: Steven Gotz

Alt-text: Bangori the western lowland gorilla shoots a smirk at the camera as he gnaws on a nutritional biscuit.

05/29/2026

ZOO BREW HYPE REEL! Our annual beer fest fundraiser is next weekend! 🦁🍻🐒

Join us for sips and suds at Zoo Brew on Saturday, June 6, from 5 to 8 PM!

Taste beer and cider from local brewers and vendors, plus pub food and merchandise will also be available for sale. Go VIP for early entrance and appetizers!

For tickets and more information: https://www.sbzoo.org/zoo-brew

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 21+ 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

Alt-text: A video highlighting Zoo Brew. We see guests enjoying sips from souvenir cups, playing games with friends, and dancing on the Zoo's iconic hilltop.

Rides for Zoo Members and ticket holders are FREE! 🤩🚏🦒
05/28/2026

Rides for Zoo Members and ticket holders are FREE! 🤩🚏🦒

FYI: This is NOT a baby flamingo! 🐦❌🦩Despite sporting a similarly striking pink colored plumage, the scarlet ibis is not...
05/28/2026

FYI: This is NOT a baby flamingo! 🐦❌🦩

Despite sporting a similarly striking pink colored plumage, the scarlet ibis is not a small Chilean flamingo! Take a look at their beaks: The scarlet ibis has a long, curved beak that’s perfect for poking and probing mud for insects and crustaceans. Chilean flamingos, on the other hand, have stubbier, angular beaks that they invert in water to filter feed on algae, plankton, and crustaceans.

📸: Steven Gotz

Alt-text: Pictures of pink birds at the Zoo! In the first, a scarlet ibis balances on a tree branch as its bright pink feathers contrast with the green foliage of the Tropical Aviary. In the second, Chilean flamingos soak up the sun as well as the admiration of a Zoo guest looking on.

Hope you’ve got your surfin’ sea otter socks on: It’s ! 🦦💚🌏The Zoo participates annually in the annual spring survey of...
05/28/2026

Hope you’ve got your surfin’ sea otter socks on: It’s ! 🦦💚🌏

The Zoo participates annually in the annual spring survey of southern sea otters along the Central California coastline. This collaborative counting of sea otters sees participation from scientists from the US Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and local zoos and aquariums. These surveys are crucial for determining the population trends of Southern sea otters and help inform local conservation efforts.

This was by far one of our best surveys yet: We counted more than 60 southern sea otters!

Alt-text: Photos of Zoo staff and partners surveying southern sea otters. In the first, Keeper Brooke shows off her surfing sea otter socks as she wields a pair of binoculars. Next, we see the team setting up to visually sweep the coastline for otters. Finally, we see a pair of southern sea otters in the water looking back at our team on the shore.

Enjoy a peaceful day off at the Zoo with an ocean view! ☺️🏝️The Zoo is open today, Memorial Day, from 9:30 AM to 7 PM.📸:...
05/25/2026

Enjoy a peaceful day off at the Zoo with an ocean view! ☺️🏝️

The Zoo is open today, Memorial Day, from 9:30 AM to 7 PM.

📸: Steven Gotz

Alt-text: Amelia Earhart the bald eagle perches on a branch and looks back at us with her intense, bird of prey gaze.

He’s a 10, but he isn’t all ears like a fennec fox… 😪🦊Fennec foxes have extraordinarily large ears! In their native dese...
05/24/2026

He’s a 10, but he isn’t all ears like a fennec fox… 😪🦊

Fennec foxes have extraordinarily large ears! In their native desert home in northern Africa, their big ears provide relief from high temperatures by helping them expel body heat. They also enable powerful listening capabilities, as fennec foxes can hear prey even when it’s underground!

📸: Keeper Kelli

Alt-text: A close-up of fennec foxes Phineas and Flynn as they stare at our camera with their large ears standing at attention.

05/24/2026

Live, laugh, love(birds)! 💚🐦

📸: Keeper Addy

Alt-text: A pair of white-cheeked turacos vocalize, socialize, and feed berries to each other in their Tropical Aviary home.

05/22/2026

Happy birthday, dear Nzinga! 🥳🏕️🦍

Nzinga the western lowland gorilla is celebrating his 28th birthday at the Zoo today! This morning, Nzinga enjoyed camping-themed birthday party decorations in his habitat, lots of healthy snacks as party favors, and a birthday serenade from visiting schoolchildren.

📸: Keeper Katie

Alt-text: A video or Nzinga discovering his camping-themed birthday decorations, including a banner that reads, “Happy birthday (Camp 28) Nzinga,” a paper tent, and a cardboard campfire. Schoolchildren looking on sing the birthday song from the gorilla observation cave.

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