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First Condor Chick of Season at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Posted at 11:36 pm March 11, 2013 by PR
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MARCH 11, 2013
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First Condor Chick of Season at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
     Wesa, a two-week-old California condor chick, hatched on February 24, 2013, making this chick the first of the season at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Wesa has maintained a healthy weight and has quite an appetite according to keepers, eating up to 15 mice daily. 
 
     Ron Webb, a San Diego Zoo Safari Park senior condor keeper, has been monitoring Wesa closely and has been puppet rearing the chick as part of preparing Wesa to be released into the wild one day. 
 
     “The puppet is like a fancy glove,” said Rob Webb, senior condor keeper, “It covers our hands so the chick does not get any beneficial experiences from people. We do not want it imprinting on people or getting used to us when it goes out into the wild.  We want it to be a nice, wild animal, not relying on people for food.”
 
     Wesa is a part of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s highly successful California condor breeding program.  Since the California Condor Recovery Program began in the 1980s, when there were only 22 condors left in the world, the Safari Park has hatched 173 chicks and released more than 80 birds into the wild. Today, there are over 400 condors, half of which are flying free at release sites in Baja California, Mexico, California and Arizona. 
 
     Photo taken on March 11, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
 
 
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Takes the Lead in Condor Breeding Program

Posted at 10:33 pm March 11, 2013 by PR
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MARCH 11, 2013
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Takes the Lead in Condor Breeding Program
     Senior condor keeper Ron Webb closely examines a condor egg about to hatch.  Using a technique known as candling, Webb is able to closely examine the egg using a bright, warm light.  
 
     Ron Webb, who has been working with California condors for over 15 years, is able to monitor growth and the development of blood vessels, and gage when exactly this chick will be ready to pip, or break through the egg, which he estimates is about 21 days from today. 
 
     This condor egg is part of the San Diego Zoo Safari Parks highly successful condor breeding program.  Since the California Condor Recovery Program began in the 1980s, when there were only 22 condors left in the world, the Safari Park has hatched 173 chicks and released more than 80 birds into the wild. There are approximately 390 California condors, half of which are flying free at release sights in Baja California, Mexico, California and Arizona.  

     Photo taken on March 11, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

 
 
 
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San Diego Zoo’s Newest Koalas Examined by Vetrinary Staff

Posted at 4:10 pm March 7, 2013 by PR

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March 6, 2013
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San Diego Zoo’s Newest Koalas Examined by Veterinary Staff

     Kirstin Clapham, senior hospital keeper, carries a female Queensland koala into an exam room at the Jennings Center for Zoological Medicine at the San Diego Zoo. The koala, named Beejay, is one of three koalas who arrived in February from Dreamworld in Australia to join the Zoo’s breeding colony.
 
     Beejay and the two males, Simba and Bradlee, received their initial veterinary exams today that included overall body measurements, ear and eye exams, assessment of their teeth and radiographs of their hips and shoulders to check the health of their bones. Vets also took blood from the koalas to assess general health and and test for the presence the B-variant of the koala retrovirus. Tissue swabs were collected to test for the presence of chlamydia.
 
     The koalas will remain in quarantine for at least 30 days before they join the larger colony of koalas at the San Diego Zoo. Beejay will be housed with other female koalas and the male koalas, Simba and Bradlee, will have their own separate enclosures. Koalas are solitary creatures and typically only come together for breeding.
 
     The Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit, opening at the Zoo Memorial Day weekend, will be the new home for all of the Zoo’s koalas. The Australian Outback exhibit will also feature other marsupial species from Australia including wallabies and wombats and an egg-laying mammal, the short-beaked echidna. Australian Outback will also have aviaries of native Australian birds, like the kookaburra and bowerbird. For more about Australian Outback, visit www.sandiegozoo.org/koalafornia/exhibit
 
     The San Diego Zoo has the largest breeding colony of Queensland koalas and the most successful koala breeding program outside of Australia. Researchers at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are studying koala populations both at the Zoo and in the wild to better understand the species complex ecology, mating behaviors and health. The information gleaned from this work will help further develop conservation strategies for koalas. San Diego Zoo Global is also partnering with the Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation in Australia to educate people about the threats facing native koala populations.Photo taken on March 6 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Eight-Day-Old Southern White Rhino Takes “Charge” at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Posted at 12:30 am March 6, 2013 by PR
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MARCH 5, 2013
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PHOTO NEWS RELEASEEight-Day-Old Southern White Rhino Takes “Charge”
At San Diego Zoo Safari Park

     Kayode, an eight-day-old male southern white rhino, spent the morning running and interacting with his mother at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The youngster was eager to explore all the fun the 55-acre East African Plains habitat had to offer but stuck close to Mom while doing so. 
 
     Kayode, which means “he brings joy” in the West African language of Yoruba, was born the afternoon of Feb. 25 in full view of his keepers and Park visitors. The calf weighed an estimated 125 pounds at birth and, when full grown, can weigh between 4,000 to 5,000 pounds.
 
     The southern white rhino is classified as “near threatened” due to poaching threats and illegal use of rhino horn. There are an estimated 20,000 southern white rhinos remaining in the wild. Kayode is the 93rd southern white rhino born at the
San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the 6th 3rd-generation calf born.Photo taken on March 5, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Butterfly Jungle On Its Way

Posted at 12:13 am March 1, 2013 by PR
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FEB. 28, 2013
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Butterfly Jungle On Its Way
First Pupae Shipment Arrives at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
 
     Butterfly keepers carefully examined the newest butterfly pupae, which arrived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park this morning. This first shipment came from Costa Rica carrying 500 butterfly pupae.
 
     Animal care staff will sort the pupae in a humidity- and climate-controlled room making sure the pupae are carefully sorted and counted. There, the pupae will emerge from their chrysalis and then be placed into an aviary at the Safari Park for Butterfly Jungle, a yearly event at the Safari Park.
 
     Butterfly Jungle takes place March 16 through April 7. Guests are completely immersed by thousands of butterflies as they walk through the Safari Park’s Hidden Jungle aviary. The 30 species of butterflies highlighted this year will hail from Africa, Asia and Central and South America and include the zebra longwing, orange-barred tiger and Grecian shoemaker. Old favorites such as the monarch, giant swallowtail and blue morpho also will be charming guests.
 
Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
 
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“Are You ‘Takin’ About Me?”

Posted at 10:55 pm February 19, 2013 by PR
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FEB. 19, 2013
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“Are You ‘Takin’ About Me?”

     Two-week-old takin calf Linshuh practiced his climbing at the San Diego Zoo this morning. Born on Feb. 2 and weighing around 19 pounds, Linshuh, whose name means “silver snake” in Mandarin, was appropriately named for the year of the snake and because of his extra-silvery coat of fur.
 
     Native to the Sichuan Province in China, takins are excellent climbers due to their unique split hooves, an adaption that helps them move around easily in a rocky habitat. Linshuh has already been practicing his climbing skills and is gaining confidence scampering up the rocky terrain in his habitat, one step at a time.
 
     Linshuh’s birth marks the 54th takin born at the San Diego Zoo, which is the most successful breeding program of Sichuan takins in the United States. The San Diego Zoo was the first zoo to exhibit Sichuan takins to the public and has had tremendous success with its takin breeding program. The Zoo has always kept a medium-size herd to keep genetic diversity for breeding; as a result, many births have occurred.

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo.


 
 
 
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Cheetah Takes the Stage at Cool Cats

Posted at 11:40 pm February 15, 2013 by PR
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FEB. 15, 2013
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Cheetah Takes the Stage at Cool Cats

     Guests got an up-close look at an African cheetah, Taraji, during a special animal presentation staring the cheetah today at the San Diego Zoo.
 
     Discovery Days: Cool Cats kicked off today at the San Diego Zoo and runs through Monday, Feb. 18, Guests can enjoy animal encounters, keeper talks, and special cat enrichment sessions. Animal presentations will be taking place throughout the day to give guests a special look at the San Diego Zoo’s cool cats.

Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2013, by Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo.

 
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Jaguars at San Diego Zoo Receive Early Valentine’s Day Treat

Posted at 11:58 pm February 13, 2013 by PR
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FEB. 13, 2013
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Jaguars at San Diego Zoo Receive Early Valentine’s Day Treat:
Heart-Shaped “Bloodsicles”

     The jaguar family at the San Diego Zoo received the ‘purr-fect’ gesture of love from their keepers this morning: an early Valentine’s Day gift in the form of heart-shaped bloodsicles. Five-year-old Nindiri licked and savored her delectable treat made of frozen beef blood, beef hearts and pieces of meat.
 
     Nindiri and her two 10-month-old cubs, Tikal and Maderas, received the frozen Valentines as a special enrichment. Enrichment is important for the cats, as it keeps the animals stimulated and active, allowing them to show their natural behaviors.
 
     Jaguars are the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere and the third largest of the world’s cats. Unfortunately, demand for the jaguar’s beautiful rosette-covered fur is one of the reasons this species is endangered. In addition, loss of habitat and human-jaguar conflicts has reduced populations of jaguars throughout their range from North America through South America.Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2013, by Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Polar Bear Frolics in Snow at San Diego Zoo

Posted at 12:10 am February 10, 2013 by PR

 

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Polar Bear Frolics in Snow at San Diego Zoo
Generosity of Donors Creates Tons of Wintery Fun for Bears

     The polar bears at the San Diego Zoo received a special treat when they came out of their dens to discover their exhibit covered in 18 tons of fresh snow. Tatqiq, a 12-year-old female, immediately took to the icy surface, rubbing and wiggling on one of the mounds of glittery snow.
 
     The special enrichment for the Zoo’s three polar bears was made possible by generous donors who contributed funds to the Zoo’s online Animal Care Wish List to provide 36,000 pounds of snow for the bears. The wish list is like an online gift registry for animals at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It is updated monthly and can be found at sandiegozoo.org/wishlist.
 
     All three polar bears at the Conrad Prebys Polar Bear Plunge dug, pounced and rolled in the snow for hours while smiling donors and Zoo visitors enjoyed watching them play.

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013, by Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mom Plants a Kiss on Her Baby Black Duiker at the San Diego Zoo

Posted at 12:29 am February 7, 2013 by PR
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Mom Plants a Kiss on Her Baby Black Duiker at the San Diego Zoo

     The youngest member of the black duiker family, Rashidi, got a kiss from his mother this morning at the San Diego Zoo. The young duiker, Rashidi, whose name means “rightly guided” in Afrikaans, is 7 weeks old and weighs 17 pounds.
 
     The young duiker has a close bond with mother Robin, whom he nursed from for the first few weeks but has now moved on to solid foods, particularly enjoying acacia leaves.
 
     This is the second offspring for parents Robin and Luke, whose first offspring, Kodi, now at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, was the first duiker to be born at the San Diego Zoo.

    Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2013, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo.

 
 
 
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