The Sac Zoo is thrilled to announce that Shani, a 10-year-old Masai giraffe, gave birth to a female calf during the evening on September 20. Mother and calf are spending time bonding in the zoo’s giraffe barn and may have access to the public side yard periodically over the next few days to weeks. Watch the zoo’s social media and other communications for updates on mother and calf’s eventual introduction to the herd and full habitat access. The zoo’s veterinarians...Read More

  Dear Zoo Friends and Members, It takes a team to operate a zoo. As the Zoo Director, I tell many of our supporters that when you donate to the zoo, you are investing in not only the animals, but also a group of people who create incredible experiences for our community.  When you and your family visit the zoo and view incredibly rare animals such as okapi, that experience is the sum of the efforts of dozens of dedicated employees....Read More