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We’re over the moon celebrating Adia the Masai giraffe’s 12th birthday! 🚀🎂🦒Adia turned 12 years old on a gorgeous Santa ...
06/23/2026

We’re over the moon celebrating Adia the Masai giraffe’s 12th birthday! 🚀🎂🦒

Adia turned 12 years old on a gorgeous Santa Barbara summer day today! Her birthday festivities included “out of this world” decorations in the giraffe yard, lots of tasty browse, and clear views of the Santa Barbara coastline.

Happy birthday, Adia!

📸: Keeper Kaitlyn

Alt-text: First, we see a video clip of Adia the Masai giraffe chowing down on browse amidst the space-themed decorations in her habitat. Next, we see a picture of her party favors: Painted cardboard signs designed by her keepers that depict planets, stars, and spaceships. In the last two photos, Adia cautiously approaches the decorations before craning her neck lower to take a closer look.

06/21/2026

Think Theo can’t reach that pile of acacia down there? Think again! 🌿🦒

Masai giraffes specialize in browsing, or feeding on vegetation up high in trees and tall shrubs. Should the occasion call for it, giraffes can also splay their forelegs out and lower their head to reach low-lying sources of food or water.



📸: Keeper Katie & Animal Care Supervisor Ariel

Alt-text: Theo the Masai giraffe widens his front legs and lowers his long neck to reach a pile of acacia browse that his keepers left for him as an enrichment challenge. Challenge accepted!

06/20/2026

Can I offer you a carrot in this trying time? 🥕🦔

(We’re joking, of course, Miles the prehensile-tailed porcupine is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 sharing his delicious carrot!)

📸: Keeper Alina

Alt-text: Miles the prehensile-tailed porcupine holds a bright orange carrot horizontally and calmly proceeds to nibble on his vegetable prize.

06/19/2026

But wait, there’s more! Zoological Manager Natalie and Reggie are back for Part 2 of the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo keeper talk! 🎤🦜

Alt-text: The second part of a reel featuring a keeper talk by Zoological Manager Natalie introducing Reggie the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Did somebody say, “Father’s Day?!” 👁️👄👁️Now that Ajax and Max the western grey kangaroos have your attention: Celebrate ...
06/19/2026

Did somebody say, “Father’s Day?!” 👁️👄👁️

Now that Ajax and Max the western grey kangaroos have your attention: Celebrate Father’s Day with them and the rest of the animals at the Zoo this Sunday, June 21 from 10 AM to 3 PM!

Our Father’s Day festivities will include keeper talks celebrating animal dads, education booths, and craft stations for kids.

𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵: 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘡𝘰𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.

📸: Keeper Brooke

Alt-text: Close-ups of western grey kangaroos in the Australian Walkabout. In the first, Ajax lunges nose-first towards Keeper Brooke’s camera. In the second, Max follows suit from a slightly more polite distance.

06/19/2026

Reggie is an enthusiastic member of our welcoming committee at the Zoo!

Tune into Part 1 of this keeper talk hosted by Zoological Manager Natalie and Reggie the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo. 🎤🦜

Alt-text: A reel featuring a keeper talk by Zoological Manager Natalie introducing Reggie the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo.

FREE screening of "The Condor’s Shadow: A Documentary Film" by Jeff McLoughlin today, Thursday, June 18 at 10 AM! 🪶🪶🪶If ...
06/18/2026

FREE screening of "The Condor’s Shadow: A Documentary Film" by Jeff McLoughlin today, Thursday, June 18 at 10 AM! 🪶🪶🪶

If you love California condors like we do, be sure to join the webinar!

Going to tell my future kids this was Lionel Messi! 🤩🐐🇦🇷You may not get the chance to see the GOAT score a hat trick on ...
06/17/2026

Going to tell my future kids this was Lionel Messi! 🤩🐐🇦🇷

You may not get the chance to see the GOAT score a hat trick on the world stage this summer, but you can certainly interact with the extremely cute mini Nubian and dwarf Nigerian goats at the Zoo’s Barnyard! Join us for a fun, relaxing, and FREE goat brushing experience during your next visit to the Zoo!

Goat brushing hours: Open daily until 6 PM. Hours may vary due to animal behavior.

📸: Keeper Brooke

Alt-text: Sprinkles the mini Nubian goat rests on a wooden platform in the Barnyard and lifts their head high as if they were celebrating a goal.

06/16/2026

Splish, splash, the penguin pool had a bath! 🛀🐧

Our keepers were hard at work scrubbing the penguins’ favorite splash zone to make sure the colony has a sparkly clean pool for summer. Come check out their digs and see them dive into the deep end!💧

Alt-text: A slideshow featuring photos and videos of keepers power washing the penguin pool, followed by two videos of penguins splashing around in their freshly cleaned pool!

This week at the Zoo: ZOOVIES! 🤩🎥🦁The summertime and movie nights: Name a better combo! This Wednesday, June 17, we’re e...
06/15/2026

This week at the Zoo: ZOOVIES! 🤩🎥🦁

The summertime and movie nights: Name a better combo! This Wednesday, June 17, we’re excited to team up with Santa Barbara International Film Festival to show 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 (1994) on the Zoo’s hilltop! The screening begins at 5:30 PM and is FREE with Zoo admission or Membership.

Bring blankets and enjoy a summer evening of adventure, iconic music, and family fun! For tickets and more information: https://www.sbzoo.org/twilight-hours

𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘤𝘕𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Alt-text: A graphic featuring all the information for our first Summer Zoovies film screening. We see the title, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨, set against a warm orange savannah background.

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