Summer at SF Zoo with Sunset Fridays, plus March of the Penguins!

Thu Jul 20 10:02:00 PDT 2023

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ZOO HIGHLIGHTS
Live Music, Food & Fun at Sunset Fridays
Sunset Fridays at SF Zoo is back this week! We're off to a good start with a great buzz about our new afterhours event! This Friday, July 21st, get an intimate, close-up look at our reticulated giraffes inside the Bernard Osher Foundation Giraffe Lodge, plus enjoy live music by Greg Dayton and the Big Cats and visit guest vendors, Jungle Artifacts (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=08afbf7c16&e=7683a9aed3) , Oyster Art Gallery (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=bcd38c8bf6&e=7683a9aed3) , Sustainable for Good (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=b56750c1b4&e=7683a9aed3) , Pacific Coast Crafts (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=3b79189e04&e=7683a9aed3) , and The Daisy Refillery (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=d1e9b10573&e=7683a9aed3) . In addition, we'll also feature delicious Chef's Specials each week at our pop-up bar and tapas area, conservation-themed kids activities and a face painter. For your convenience, we recommend that you bring your own blanket or folding chairs.

The event takes place just after the Zoo closes, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Playfield area where kids can play at the Elinor Friend Playground, Sculpture Learning Plaza and ride the Dentzel Carousel. As a SF Zoo Member, admission is FREE! If you are not yet a member, become one now or renew online (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=e07de9a603&e=7683a9aed3) !  Tickets for non-Zoo Members, ages 12 and over, is $12.00; children 11 and under are free. Find more information on event page (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=85fd3bd15d&e=7683a9aed3) or purchase event tickets online (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=fb0f387b24&e=7683a9aed3) .

A big thank you to our July 21st supporters, including Caldwell Banker and the San Francisco Zoological Society.
March of the Penguins is July 29th!

This year, we welcomed two chicks to our Magellanic penguin colony, the most successful breeding colony under human care since 1985! And as is the tradition, you can see them walk, waddle and make their way to their permanent home on Penguin Island during our annual March of the Penguins that will take place on Saturday, July 29th. The two chicks, now approximately two months old, are almost ready to graduate from "Fish School," where they are learning to socialize, walk, swim and to eat fish by hand. These are important life skills as they join our colony of 50+ penguins on Penguin Island.
Come early to see our chicks make their way home!
* 9 a.m. - Special Guardian member entry time. Guardians receive private Guardians-only VIP viewing section and continental breakfast. Reservations required.
* 9:30 a.m. - Zoo Member entry time.
* 10 a.m. - General public entry time
* 10:15 a.m. - March begins on the Lion House side of Penguin Island

If you are interested in becoming a Guardian member, contact Deb Howe in the Development office at debh at sfzoo.org. (mailto:debh at sfzoo.org)
You Can Name A Chick!

Members! Come to our Sunset Fridays event on July 21st or 28th and enter a name for the new male chick! A special entry box will be located at the Membership booth, located by the vendors. We'll announce the winning name at the July 29th March of the Penguins event!
Garden Tours Every Saturday!
Summer is a great time of year to see the beautiful blooms throughout the Zoo, and for all of you "anthophiles" (or lover of flowers!), you might just enjoy our hour-long botanical tour, taking place every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. This specially guided tour features a closer look at our many gardens, where you'll learn about plants, flowers, bushes, trees and even the browse that are fed to our animals each day. You'll see many threatened and rare plant species, and many varieties that are indigenous to animals' native habitats, like those found in Africa, South America and Australia. Importantly, these rare plant species support the biodiversity of our animal residents. Zoo Member and Non-Member pricing available; learn more and buy tickets here (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=5aa1cefb27&e=7683a9aed3) .
CONSERVATION HIGHLIGHT
Yellow-Legged Frogs Released in Yosemite

Last week, we released 200 Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs to Yosemite National Park. Of these, 125 were helicoptered out to the backcountry to repopulate a lake with a declining number of frogs. The remaining 75 were then released, followed by another 155 released after they were hiked out by Zoo and Park staff to several sites to bolster small meadow populations impacted by drought over the past several years.
In fact, these 355 frogs were collected and brought to the Zoo as a salvage effort to save tadpoles dying in drying ponds early in the summer season last year. We had a high survival of these rescued tadpoles and more frogs than could be sustained if returned to the collection site. It was a great opportunity to get some of these frogs out to neighboring meadows and ponds and boost those populations during this good water year!
Happening Soon!
Mark Your Calendars for Disney's Aladdin Event

Saturday, August 5th will be "A Whole Zoo World" as you will have a chance to win tickets to see BroadwaySF's newest production of Disney's musical ALADDIN at the Orpheum Theater on August 10th! Join us to follow clues on magic lanterns to the Cave of Wonders and be eligible to win a family-four pack of show tickets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and win other prizes while supplies last! More information available here (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=fbf4f10126&e=7683a9aed3) ! Use the Promo Code SFZOO (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=3e9e035fe2&e=7683a9aed3) to receive a discount for all BroadwaySF performances (with the exception of premium seating locations and Saturday & Sunday matinees).
National Carousel Day
In honor of National Carousel Day on Tuesday, July 25th, we recognize our intricately detailed, hand-carved, wooden carousel which remains one of the most beloved and iconic attractions at SF Zoo, as it has since it was installed here in 1925! Built in 1921 and over 100 years later, the historic Dentzel Carousel is a rare menagerie carousel, is one of only 14 in the world and among the last seven Dentzel Carousels remaining in the U.S. The Carousel features two chariots and 50 animals, each custom and individualized, embellished with whimsical details and bejeweled. By now, there must be at least five million revolutions and counting. Now named for Bay Area philanthropist Eugene Friend, stop by on your next visit! Happy National Carousel Day!

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