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Welcome to the Zoo News page where we share stories, current events, and behind-the-scenes information. Formerly the Sac Zoo blog, now you can find all your favorite topics featured here.

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Flapping Flamingos!

Thursday, June 21, 2018

By Nicole Wong During breeding season, Caribbean flamingos display all kinds of funky movements and dances, and the flamingos at the Sacramento Zoo are certainly no exception! What exactly do these sy... Read More

Leaping Lemurs! Did you know you can spend the night at the zoo?

Monday, June 11, 2018

By Brooke Coe 5:30pm- The Adventure Begins My 5-year-old, Maddie, is brimming with questions as we wait to drive our car into the zoo. “We get to drive through the zoo? Are we going to sleep in our ... Read More

New at the Zoo: June

Friday, June 1, 2018

There is always something new at the zoo! Here are some things for you to check out during the month of June. Snow leopard cub gets his second exam Last week, the zoo’s newest resident, a snow leopa... Read More

Animal Profile: Pelicans Zamboni & Montana

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The majority of the animals at the zoo were all either born at the Sacramento Zoo, or at another AZA-accredited zoo and moved to Sacramento based on a breeding recommendation by the coordinator for th... Read More

Snow Leopard Cub Born

Monday, May 14, 2018

The Sacramento Zoo has a new resident – a male snow leopard cub. This was the first pregnancy for the cub’s five-year-old mother, Misha, and six-year-old father, Blizzard, and the first snow leopa... Read More

3, 2, 1 blast off! Rocket the giraffe moving to Turtle Back Zoo

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Two-year-old Rocket the Masai giraffe will be moving to the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey in the beginning of June. This move was part of a planned recommendation from the As... Read More

Wolf's Guenon With Volunteer Brochure Paper Chains

Recycling our Rebrand

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

By Jaime Wilson, Digital Media Manager & Green Team Lead In July 2017, the Sacramento Zoo underwent a complete rebrand. Rebranding an organization is a huge feat and once you have your fancy new l... Read More

THANK YOU! – Big Day of Giving

Friday, May 4, 2018

THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Sacramento Zoo on May 3rd by donating, sharing, liking and posting on social media! Thanks to the support of all our donors, we won an additional $500 for the 1... Read More

Kristene & Tiki the Flamingo – Big Day of Giving is Here!

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Big Day of Giving is finally here! You can donate now to support the nonprofit Sacramento Zoo. If you’ve ever wandered the grounds of the zoo, it’s no secret that we have a LOT of birds. From the ... Read More

Tale of a Tail – Big Day of Giving

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Over the past twelve years Amanda Watters has been at the zoo, she has worked with dozens of animals. As the primary carnivore keeper, most of this work is with dangerous animals including big cats wi... Read More

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