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10/30/2026

Hap-pea 9th birthday to Calabaza! 🎉🫛

This white-faced saki monkey’s keepers helped him celebrate with special frozen carrot treats shaped like pumpkins and artfully decorated with sunflower seeds. He even shared some of his treats with Gigi, his mate!

1st 📸: Keeper Luisa
2nd & 3rd 📸: Keeper Carissa

10/29/2026

Meet Mali! 🎉🐵

We’re excited to announce that the name of Chanee and Mel the white-handed gibbons’ baby is Mali! “Mali” (pronounced “MAH-lee”) is the Thai word for “jasmine.” The name was chosen to honor Jasmine the white-handed gibbon, a beloved Zoo resident for many years before her passing in March of 2025.

Mali is the first white-handed gibbon born at the Zoo in over two decades. Her name symbolizes the blossoming of a new era for the endangered white-handed gibbons at the Zoo while also honoring the legacy of her namesake. Mali is Chanee’s third baby and Mel’s first.

𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪.

10/28/2026

Tesso’s got the pumpkin carving handled! 🎃

Prevost’s squirrels’ teeth never stop growing, and gnawing on tough foods like pumpkins and their seeds helps wear them down. A snack that keeps those teeth in check is a win-win!

📸: Animal Care Supervisor Cassie

10/28/2026

Last call for Boo at the Zoo in 2026! 🧛🦇👻

Our Nighttime Boo at the Zoo events wrapped up over the weekend, but there’s still time for Halloween fun during Daytime Boo at the Zoo! Celebrate the spooky season during regular Zoo hours with a scavenger hunt, hay maze, candy station, and more, now through October 31!

Join the costume contest at 12 PM, parade at 12:30 PM, spooky story time at 1 PM, and animal encounter at 1:30 PM. Plus, watch for animals enjoying pumpkins throughout the Zoo!

For tickets and more information: https://www.sbzoo.org/boo-at-the-zoo

Cost: FREE with Zoo admission or Membership.

10/26/2026

Gail and Malu will take your finest jack-o'-lantern stuffed with fish, please! 🦦🎃

Keepers use a variety of puzzle feeders to give the Asian small-clawed otter duo a fun and challenging snacktime, including festive feeders like this pumpkin! Switching up the container provides new smells, tastes, and textures for the otters to experience.

10/26/2026

Take a behind-the-scenes look at a gorilla health exam! 🩺🦍👀

Bangori the western lowland gorilla recently received his regular health check, including a physical exam, sample collection, TB testing, dental scaling and polishing, and cardiac imaging.

Great apes are prone to heart disease, so with the help of a human cardiologist, we prioritize collecting images of the gorillas’ hearts. These images are submitted for study and review to the Great Ape Heart Project, a collaboration to understand heart disease, prevent mortality, and improve cardiac health in great apes.

Thank you to Dr. Colin Shafer at Sutter Health for lending your knowledge and expertise to Bangori’s health exam, and to our Animal Care & Health team for always helping the animals at the Zoo thrive!

10/25/2026

We’ve got an exciting baby gibbon update to share for International Gibbon Day: IT’S A GIRL! 🩷

Our Animal Care & Health team has confirmed that Chanee and Mel's white-handed gibbon infant is a girl. Stay tuned! We’ll be revealing the baby gibbon’s name next week!

10/23/2026

Shouting out our team of talented technicians for ! 🩺😻

The work veterinary technicians do is crucial to the operations of our animal hospital here at the Zoo. From administering medication to assisting in surgical procedures, their daily dedication to caring for our animals contributes to the overall health and longevity of the many threatened and endangered species that call the Santa Barbara Zoo home.

Please join us in thanking veterinary technicians Jen, Lauren, and Claudia for all that they do!

10/22/2026

The rain is gone and nighttime Boo at the Zoo events are here! 🌚🍫🦇

Don’t miss out on Adult Night tonight, Thursday, October 22 from 6 PM to 10 PM! Our 21+ Halloween party features a DJ + dance floor, costume contest, cocktails, complimentary b**r and w**e tastings, train rides, animal encounters, photo booth, and more!

Nighttime Boo takes over the Zoo this weekend, October 23 - 25 from 5 PM to 8 PM with fun for the whole family including trick-or-treating, costume contests, bounce houses, DJ + dance floor, animal encounters, train rides, and more!

For tickets and more information: https://www.sbzoo.org/boo-at-the-zoo

10/21/2026

Oh, wow! Santino’s favorite day of the year is finally here. 🦎

Today, October 21, is National Reptile Day, and Keeper Addy is here to tell Tino all about some of her favorite animals. Scales, scutes, and all!

What's your favorite reptile at the Zoo?

Address

500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara, CA
93103

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18059625339

Website

http://www.sbzoo.org/

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