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August 1

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August 8

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August 9

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August 15

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August 16

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ANIMAIL ZOO NEWS

March of the Penguins Returns August 1

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Watch our two adorable Magellanic penguin chicks waddle through the Zoo to their new home on Penguin Island during the annual March of the Penguins! This exciting event celebrates the chicks' graduation from Fish School, where they lose their fluffy down, learn to eat whole fish and swim. Members will be allowed to enter the Zoo at 9 am to grab a prime spot along the pathway, and visitors will be allowed to enter at 9:30 am. 

Special for Members: think of a good name for the male chick as we will once again hold a lucky chance drawing for one special Member to name a penguin!

Wild Summer Overnight: August 1-2

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Wishing you could camp without the long drive out of town? Don’t want to drag out the bear box but still want to see bears? Join us for an outdoor adventure during a Wild Summer Overnight. Limited space available so sign up (https://t.e2ma.net/click/of9gg/o330mu/8yxsbc) today!

Children 6 years old and up. Ages 6-18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Big Cat Weekend: August 8 and 9

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Celebrate our amazing big cats and learn about what you can do to help these wonderful animals. On August 8th and 9th from 11 am - 3 pm enjoy live music, face painting, special keeper talks and more! Come learn about these endangered animals and see them enjoy some special festive enrichment. In between big cat viewing, have a wild time in the Safari Lion Bounce House and see the Chung Ngai Dance Troupe show off their moves!

Breakfast With the Big Cats is on August 9th! Meet Jillian, our Sumatran tiger cub, and the other lions and tigers at Breakfast with the Big Cats inside the historic Lion House while enjoying a delicious breakfast buffet and learning all about our big cats. Sign up here (https://t.e2ma.net/click/of9gg/o330mu/4jzsbc) before space is gone!

(Photo by Marianne Hale)

Family BikeAbout: August 15

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Break out the bikes for one last wild ride of the summer! Bring your family and your bicycles to the Zoo for this informative one- and one-half hour, docent-led cycling tour. It’s great to be in the Zoo ahead of the crowds and watch the animals start their day. Registration includes parking and Zoo admission. Participants must bring a bicycle; the SF Zoo does not provide bicycles to rent. Register (https://t.e2ma.net/click/of9gg/o330mu/040sbc) today!

Selfie Photo Contest 

Selfie photo contest time! Take your best selfie at the Zoo on your next visit and then tag the Zoo using the hashtag MeetMeAtTheSFZoo (https://t.e2ma.net/click/of9gg/o330mu/gx1sbc). Three people have the chance to win awesome prizes such as a VIP tour of our new Tropical Rainforest and Aviary. Time to get creative with your selfie taking skills…this contest will run through August 19! 

New At The Zoo

François Langur

On Tuesday July 21st, the Primate Staff was delighted to discover that our François langur family had grown by one during the night! This infant joins the family with his 8 month older brother on exhibit in the Doelger Primate Center. It's always a great way to start the day with an orange François langur infant!  Please come by and see the newest addition and watch him grow up with his new family.

Basilisk Lizards

After a two-month wait, and over the course of four days of active hatching, we recently welcomed six offspring Basilisk lizards to the Zoo. The proud parents are on exhibit in the newly renovated South American Tropical Rainforest and Aviary (https://t.e2ma.net/click/of9gg/o330mu/wp2sbc), while the six offspring are in the Herpetological room where we can monitor them to make sure that they grow big and strong. Basilisks do not have any parental care in the wild, as eggs are laid in the soil and left by the mother to hatch and fend for themselves. Basilisks are a lizard species known for speed and the ability to run on top of water to evade predators, giving them the common nickname of "Jesus Lizards."

New Children Zoo Corrals are A-Ok
The construction on the new corrals in the contact yard is complete and we are introducing a variety of animals from both the Red and Yellow Barns into this new area. Staff are exploring new ideas to utilize this space, with the emphasis on enrichment and farm programming.

(Photos by Marianne Hale) 

Fun Fact: Blue-Bellied Rollers

Blue-bellied rollers are found in lowland savannas and forest edge in Sub-Saharan Central Africa, from Senegal east to South Sudan.  They feed primarily on insects, perching in a tree and scanning the ground for prey.  They have also been known to eat fruits and the occasional small reptile. Blue-bellied rollers will flock to the edge of a forest fire to eat the insects escaping the fire. They have an average wingspan of about 14 inches and are about 11 inches in length. Both males and females are similar in appearance. Blue-bellied rollers get the “roller” part of their name from their elaborate courtship rituals which involve loud vocalizations and twisting and turning flight.  They are territorial and live in groups of 3 – 6 individuals.  A clutch of 2 – 3 eggs is laid during the summer months and incubated and raised by both parents.  Juveniles become independent by 40 days.  Come and see the Zoo’s pair of blue-bellied rollers and their two offspring in the African Savanna Aviary.

(Photo by Marianne Hale)





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