Animals

Making Pieces Fit

In the field of endocrinology, measuring hormones can tell us a lot about wildlife. Hormones, in some way or another, …
Animals

Adventurous Agapito

In the early morning hours of January 8, 2020, Andean bear Alba gave birth to her first cub—the first of …
Wild and Fun

Family Matters

It Takes a Village For some species, bringing up baby is a team effort. With multiple adults and older siblings …
Animals

The “Maned” Event

Lanky and lean, the mysterious, misnamed, and misunderstood wild dog of South America is a sight to behold. Though it …
Animals

Peafowl Pride

Nothing struts its stuff like a peacock. The male’s dramatic display, raising and shimmying an iridescent, feathery fan of upper …
Plants

Purple Reign, Purple Rain

When Kerri Abrams, graphic design supervisor at San Diego Zoo Global, moved to San Diego, she noticed huge swaths of …
Animals

Pitter-patter, Flutter-flap

Big Baby Hooves In the Asian field habitat at the Safari Park, our greater one-horned rhino population grew by two. …
Saving Species

Wonder and Discovery

When you turn 50, you tend to do a lot of navel-gazing, contemplating who you are, what you have done …
Saving Species

Many Legs, Many Needs

As you step through mosquito netting and into the studio-apartment-sized room, you see them. Webs. Lots of webs! And not …
Animals

Small but Mighty

Discovering that one of the Zoo’s koalas has a new joey in her pouch is always good news, and the …

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Animals Keeper Notes

Welcome, Alice!

By Asha Natividad

Understanding and interpreting animal behavior is one of the many tasks a Wildlife Care Specialist …