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Today At the Zoo
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Saving Animals from Extinction: The Western Pond Turtle
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Snow Leopard Coconut's Annual Exam Draws a Team of Specialists
Experience the zoo like never before!
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Hooves and Horns
The animals roaming the savanna and forests of Africa are beautiful and fascinating creatures. This tour will take you behind the scenes of our hoofstock area to talk about the care and keeping of giraffes, zebras and bongos here at the zoo.
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Get up close to the animals, visit behind-the-scenes areas not accessible to the general public, receive a guided walking tour from one of our educators and see what goes into the incredible care the animals receive every day.
Read moreReptile House
Calling all lovers of lizards, snakes and frogs! This tour will take you behind the scenes of our reptile house! You will learn about everything it takes to care for reptiles, amphibians and more!
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Upcoming Events
Got a case of the Mondays? Shake it off! It's a new week, make plans to visit the Sac Zoo! . Tag a friend to join you in the comments below! . #CaribbeanFlamingo #SacramentoZoo
They say dinosaur puns are pteroble... but that won't stop us. We think this exhibit is DINO-MITE! 🦖🦕😉 Dino Little Peeps classes are still underway! Next week, November 19th & 20th is our Dino Defenses class on size! We will learn about how big dinosaurs really were and how size helps animals today survive in their habitats! Follow the link in our bio to register! Don't wait! #DiscoverTheDinosaurs #SacramentoZoo
👰 + 🤵 + 🦁🦓🦒 = ❤ . What a beautiful celebration of love! Congratulations to you both and thank you for choosing to have your wedding at the #SacramentoZoo! . Did you know the zoo offers many private event rentals? With onsite catering and a variety of location options, you are sure to find all you need for weddings, corporate events, family reunions, parties, showers and more! . 📷: @alorahw
Great news! Guests can now see the famous, endangered red panda cub, Gizmo, on exhibit! 🧡 Gizmo and mom Amaya spent several months bonding behind the scenes, but this playful, curious cub is now delighting visitors in the zoo's courtyard exhibit by the lion habitat. He will live in this space for a few months before he returns to his off-exhibit home with mom. Make sure to visit the zoo and say hi to Gizmo! 👋 . #Gizmo #RedPanda #SacramentoZoo
Ringo the six-banded armadillo is really loving this fall weather! Who can relate? 🍂🙋♀️🙋♂️ . Did you know? Armadillo means "little armored one" in Spanish? 🛡 #SacZooFacts Ringo is very energetic and is constantly on the go! He loves applesauce and fruit baby food! 🍎 . #RingoTheSixBandedArmadillo #SixBandedArmadillo #SacramentoZoo
Our #DiscoverTheDinosaurs exhibit might be a little TOO real! 😉 This exhibit is an experience your little ones will not soon forget! 🦕🦖😲 . We have 12 dinos and 6 different species. These animatronic wonders will be here through January and are included with general admission! . 📸: @uh_lyssa_90 . #SacramentoZoo
Visitors are loving our new dino exhibit! 🦕🦖 It's like Jurassic Park, but without the danger. 🙅😂 . We have 6 different species and 12 different dinos, all animatronic! They will be here through January, and are included with admission. Don't miss it! . #DiscoverTheDinosaurs #sacramentozooexhibit
Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look into the zoo as we follow along on a day-in-the-life of Jasmine Rosario, one of our relief or "float" keepers. A relief keeper is trained in multiple animal areas so that they are able to work where they are most needed on any given day! 🦓🦁🐸 Thanks for letting us tag along, Jasmine! 🧡 . #SacramentoZoo
Your 2019 Wild Affair donations are being put to good use! 🦓🦒 . Enrichment items are so important for the overall health of our animals — we appreciate our donors who consistently enrich the lives of the zoo residents. 🧡 P.S. Look how happy Shani the giraffe is with her mouth full of yummy treats! . #GrevysZebra #Giraffe #21stCenturyZoo #SacramentoZoo
Raise your hands in the air like you just don't care! Oh.... right. 😬🦖 . #WellsFargoWednesdsay is tomorrow! Which means free admission for up to 4 children with the purchase of one adult ticket. Dino exhibit is included with admission! 🦖🦕 . #DiscoverTheDinosaurs #SacramentoZoo
Advice from a zebra: Show off your stripes and always be your truest self! 🦓😍🙌 Have you signed your little one up for our Little Peeps classes yet? Little Peeps is for 3-5-year-olds with a caregiver. Join us on November 6th, 7th, & 8th for a Feet focused class OR November 13th, 14th, & 15th for Beaks & Talons! 🦓🦒🐆🐦 Don’t wait! These classes sell out quickly! Link in bio for more info! #GrevysZebra #SacramentoZoo
We think Cleo might be enjoying her new habitat a little too much… 👀🦁 . The renovated exhibit is complete with a full glass front, a walk-through glass tunnel, two keeper training areas, and just 1 ½" of glass that separates you from the 400lb lions. 😱 . All of the work was done in-house by our facilities and animal care teams with an incredible donation from River City Glass. . Come out and experience the lions like never before! . 📷: Dana Volesky . #CleoTheAfricanLion #AfricanLion #SacramentoZoo
*Sound On* 🔊 From all of us at the Sac Zoo, we hope you have a creepy, crawly Halloween! 🕸🕷 . #CurlyhairTarantula #SacramentoZoo
Carl… is that you? 😩🦴🦇 . #OswaldTheFruitBat is batty about Halloween! Come hang with the animals tomorrow and celebrate all things spooky! 🎃🧛♀️ . #StrawColoredFruitBat #SacZooFacts #SacramentoZoo
Who needs long arms when you have such big teeth? 😨🦖 . Our animatronic dinos have been a hit so far! Have your little ones enjoyed them yet? Let us know which dinosaur was their favorite in the comments below! 😄 . #TyrannasaurusRex #DiscoverTheDinosaurs #SacramentoZoo
Crawling back into work on Monday like… 😴😄 . Did you know? A full stomach may account for up to a THIRD of the body weight of a sloth! Better keep that bag of Halloween candy hidden! 🍬🍭🍫😂 . #SacZooFacts #LinnesTwoToedSloth #SacramentoZoo
Our whip scorpion is definitely getting into the Halloween spirit… Are you? 🎃🦂 . Did you know the whip scorpion is what Professor Moody uses the Unforgivable Curse on in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”? 🧙♂️ . Last call for our Boo at the Zoo event on October 26th & 27th! Join us for a day of spooky fun amongst the animals. 🦉🕷🦂🦇 Get out those costumes and head to the Sacramento Zoo for a day of trick-or-treating at 15 different candy stations throughout the zoo.🍬🍫🍭 . #WhipScorpion #SacramentoZoo
Did someone say #WorldLemurDay?! 🧡 The #SacramentoZoo partners with Duke University Primate Center and other organizations to aid in the conservation of black and white ruffed lemurs, a critically endangered primate species. Among many efforts in the Sac Zoo's conservation plan are ecologically responsible practices, breeding, wild preserve funding, and recycling programs. 🌱♻️ Stop by the zoo today to celebrate these fascinating animals! #BlackAndWhiteRuffedLemur #21stCenturyZoo #Conservation
Listed as Endangered by the IUCN, there are as few as 4,000 snow leopards remaining in the wild with a declining population due to habitat loss, human encroachment and climate change. Snow leopards expertly navigate high mountain ranges in Central Asia and their populations positively affect other species as well as the local people in their areas. Our commitment to snow leopards and conservation starts here, with Coconut, the young cat who was born with various congenital disabilities in 2018. Because of the exceptional care he received at the zoo along with @ucdavisvetmed , Coconut is the thriving and lively snow leopard he was meant to be. Your visit to the Sac Zoo allows us to support @snowleopardtrust, which aims to protect wild snow leopard populations and directly works with local communities in Central Asia to coexist with these endangered cats. Help us to save this beautiful and elusive species from extinction by visiting the Sac Zoo today! 💙❄️ #InternationalSnowLeopardDay #CoconutTheSnowLeopard #SacramentoZoo
Happy #TongueOutTuesday from Mo the okapi! 👅 . Did you know? We are now offering Behind-The-Scenes tours with the okapi! You will get the chance to tour the okapi barn and learn all about the care and keeping of the okapi from one of their keepers! You may even get the chance to feed Mo & Forest! 🌿👍 . Link in bio to learn more and purchase tickets! . #MoTheOkapi #Okapi #21stCenturyZoo #SacramentoZoo