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May 23-25

Komodo Karnival (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/8qj87b)

May 29                  

KidsFest (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/ojk87b)

May 30-31

Yo Gabba Gabba (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/4bl87b)

June 6

Nature Trail (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/k4l87b)

Wildlife Theater Opening (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/0wm87b)

 (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/gpn87b)Sculpture Learning Plaza Opening (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/who87b)

Members Morning (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/cap87b)

June 7Conservation Lecture (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/s2p87b)

World Oceans Day (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/8uq87b)

Saturday & Sundays

Wild Walks (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/onr87b)

Tuesdays through Saturdays

Early Childhood Classes (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/4fs87b)

ANIMAIL ZOO NEWS

       Komodo Karnival                    KidsFest 2015                 

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Summer is just around the corner and that means kids will be out of school.  Our popular Komodo Karnival (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/00t87b) will be back during Memorial Day weekend. Come visit the Zoo and enjoy classic midway-style carnival games, a climbing wall and of course, see our Komodo dragon, Big Daddy Bahasa, himself!

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The most popular family event returns on May 29. Fun for the whole family, there will be exclusive wildlife presentations, live music, dancing, face painting, magic shows, and arts and crafts. VIP Reception for Sponsors and Benefactors is from 5-6 pm and General Admission is from 6-8 pm.  For tickets, click here (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/wlv87b).

Yo Gabba Gabba Returns

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Yo Gabba Gabba, the popular children's television cast of characters, will be at the Zoo for a special Meet & Greet, May 30-31.  Check out our website (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/s6w87b) for more details.

Conservation Lecture: Wild Places, Wild Things!

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Partnering With Local Communities for Conservation of the Endangered Grevy’s Zebra presented by Peter Lalampaa (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/ory87b) (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/4jz87b)

Sunday, June 7, from 1-2:30 pm

Osher Great Hall of the Lurie Education Center                                     

The Grevy’s zebra is an exceptional animal, uniquely adapted to survive in the harsh arid and semi-arid climates of northern Kenya and Ethiopia. It once ranged more widely through the Horn of Africa but has since become one of Africa’s most endangered large mammals suffering a global population decline over the last three decades from 15,000 to fewer than 3,000 left in the wild.

In response to this decline, the Grevy’s Zebra Trust was established in 2007 and is an organisation that dedicates 100% of its focus and resources to saving Grevy’s zebra. Peter Lalampaa, Field Director, will talk about the current status of Grevy’s zebra and the innovative efforts being undertaken to enhance its survival in partnership with local communities. GZT’s conservation projects include a unique habitat restoration approach, the employment of community members in monitoring and protecting the zebras and Grevy’s zebra conservation as a platform for peace-building in conflict zones.

Recommended for ages 12 and above.  Free admission to lecture.

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Red Panda Introductions

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We recently acquired a third red panda and its name is "Hunter."  Moving towards the goal of exhibiting all three animals begins with the introduction process where all three pandas slowly integrate with one another. To start, animal staff moves the pandas into areas together and watch how they interact and observe the panda-to-panda communication. The goal is to help the animals find their preferred areas where they feel comfortable around one another because natural red panda behavior during off-breeding season is described as solitary. Our pandas can maintain this in our exhibit with all the different places provided. 

Fun Facts: Emerald Tree Boas

Emerald tree boas are found in tropical rainforests in the Amazon Basin of South America. They feed on rodents, lizards, frogs, birds, monkeys and bats and have a slow metabolism which enables them to feed infrequently. Size and coloration vary by region, but most are approximately six feet in length. When they are born, babies are reddish in color, turning their distinctive emerald shade between six months and a year. They have large heat receptors which they can use to sense prey and a prehensile tail which they use to secure themselves in a tree, in their distinctive coiled pose. They Zoo's emerald tree boa is currently on display in the Herp Room across from the Mandrill exhibit while he waits for his new home in the Koret-Taube South American Tropical Rainforest and Aviary which opens on June 20

(Photo By Marianne Hale) 

Membership Previews

San Francisco Zoo Members are invited to a special Members’ Morning (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/gx187b) on Saturday June 6. Join us from 9-10 am for complimentary hot beverages, free rides on the Dentzel Carousel, and a preview of our brand new exhibit, the Sculpture Learning Plaza before it opens to general public.

(Photo By Marianne Hale)

Membership Updates

Being a member of the San Francisco Zoo affords you and your family incredible opportunities to connect with wildlife. As one of the most inexpensive institutional annual programs in the Bay Area, we are commmited to offering you the best value at the best price. However, to maintain that commitment, we regularly look at how to best serve you, our members. Please note that there will be some changes in our program come June 6. If you wish to secure your membership package at the current rate, please consider renewing (https://t.e2ma.net/click/8ue3f/o330mu/wp287b) today.





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