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At the San Francisco Zoo, it's our mission to connect people withwildlife, inspire caring for nature and advance conservation action. Copyright © 2013 SanFrancisco Zoo All rights reserved.

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June 27

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June 28 

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ANIMAIL ZOO NEWS

Father's Day and World Giraffe Day

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Dads will receive FREE (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/4b9u9b) admission on Father's Day, June 21, when they visit the Zoo with their children. There are many things to celebrate this Sunday as June 21 is also World Giraffe Day, the official first day of summer and the longest day of the year! We have some great things in store for visitors to learn more about Floyd, our incredible "giraffe dad," along with special keeper talks and enrichment activities the whole family can enjoy near the Giraffe Barn.

(Photo by Garrison Wu)

Jeans for Giraffes

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Jeans for Giraffes (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/0wav9b) is collecting denim and recycling it to raise funds to support ongoing giraffe research and to protect giraffe populations in Africa. Any pair of jeans will do, even those that are old and “well loved." Collection boxes will be at Entry Village, so you can donate anytime!  Bring some jeans and enter to win a Behind the Scenes tour with Floyd and his family at the Giraffe Barn!

Join us for a Wild Walk

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Want to add something extra special to your day at the Zoo? Curious for some insider knowledge about our amazing animals? Then join us on an exclusive guided tour of the Zoo, departing at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, year-round. These "walks on the wild side" are great for all ages and include a keeper talk, as well as a personal animal encounter! Watch our hippopotamus wade his way into your heart on our 2:00 pm Zoo Creatures Great and Small Tour!  To register, visit our calendar page (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/whcv9b). Please note that registration is required in addition to Zoo admission. Call 415-753-7073 ext. 8137 or e-mail wildwalk at sfzoo.org for more information.  

(Photo by Marianne Hale)

High-Tech Rhino Project Extended for 15 Days

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Donations are still needed for the Rhino Ball Project for our black rhinos including Boone (pictured here) who is named after San Francisco 49er Alex Boone (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/s2dv9b). We're very close but not quite at the finish line so the project has been extended for 15 more days. To donate today, click here (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/8uev9b). 

A Win for Rhinos and Elephants

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Assembly Bill 96 (AB96) passed the California Assembly 62-14!  The bill, named for the number of elephants killed daily in Africa, now moves on to the Senate for a vote before going to the Governor for final approval. AB96 is an important step in the fight against illegal wildlife trade in California. Passage of the bill would ban the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California which is one of the top markets in the country. To learn more about AB96 visit www.96elephants.org (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/4fgv9b).

Fun Fact: Southern Two-Toed Sloth

The southern two-toed sloth is found in lowland and montane tropical forest canopies of the Amazon Basin of South America. They feed on leaves, twigs, berries, fruits and the occasional insect or small animal. Southern two-toed sloths spend most of their time high up in the forest canopy, only coming to the ground once a week to defecate. Their diet of vegetation takes a long time to digest and food can remain in the digestive tract for up to a month. Because they spend most of their time hanging in the trees, their fur grows in the opposite direction of other mammals and has special grooves which host algae. This algae serves as camouflage. Females reach sexual maturity at three years and males between four and five years. They have a gestation period of six months and give birth to one offspring that will cling to its mother’s belly for five weeks and remain with her for several months. Southern two-toed sloths can live up to 20 years in the wild and 30 to 40 years in captivity. The Zoo has a new two-toed sloth, which will be joining our current sloth, Moony B. Finch, on exhibit in the newly remodeled Koret-Taube South American Tropical Rainforest and Aviary (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/k8gv9b) opening on July 11.

(Photo by Marianne Hale)

Sculpture Learning Plaza is Open          

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This one-of-a-kind space adjacent to the Elinor Friend Playground provides children an incredible opportunity to encounter the wonders of nature in a whole new way is now open! This plaza will be an excellent outdoor classroom for group teaching and a compelling space to enter that is inhabited by a diversity of recognizable animal forms and groups ranging from smallest to the biggest animals on our planet. Click here (https://t.e2ma.net/click/glg8f/o330mu/gtiv9b) for resources and activites to bring on your next visit. 

(Photo by Marianne Hale)





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