san diego zoo

During April 17th-20th of next year, I'm travelling to California for 3 (possibly 3.5 days). I'm going to be in San Francisco and I don't want to be that rushed. For the Friday & Saturday, I'm likely going to San Diego Zoo (any layout/paths for each day?) and then on Sunday, I'm going to another...

Inspired by an idea I had regarding the future of Sun Bear Forest, Urban Jungle, and the Bear Canyon Grottos of the San Diego Zoo — edits were made using Procreate.

Hi all! I'm a long-time San Diego resident that spends a lot of weekends at the SDZ or Safari Park photographing for fun. I found this place while looking for ways to be more proactive in receiving news about the zoo's updates and evolution into new expansions. I'm mostly an all-around mammal...

Hi there everyone, I'm a recent transplant to the American southwest, and as a zoo nerd I'm ecstatic to be within road tripping distance to SoCal and its amazing zoos, namely SDZ and SDZSP. As someone who has never lived in the southwest before I'm largely unfamiliar with how the seasons work...

Hello, My name is Mary MWA and I just joined the Zoo Chat on August 13, 2025. I am retired and have been a volunteer at the San Diego Zoo for just over 1 year. I have become interested in conservation and learning more about what can be done to help the wildlife, especially those that are...

Do note that this image was taken on July 7th, 2025 at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, USA.

While not news-related, I am anticipating a visit to the zoo in the coming days, and I thought it would be worth sharing some questions before my travels: (1) Will seeing both Marcella (sun bear) and the Andean Bears right when the zoo opens the best time to see them all awake? (2) Regardless...

I Just been to both the San Diego Zoo and it's Safari Park for the first time and they did not disappoint, but I was wondering what animal ambassadors they have at both places since I didn’t have time to see them?

Hello! I am interested in booking the Deluxe Behind-the-Scenes Safari at the SDZ Safari Park. However, the description given on the webiste seems pretty vague. I've tried calling the zoo for more info, but they seem hesitant to make any definitive statements. I understand that this is because...

A San Diego Zoo felt flag discovered at a local antique shop, unsure of the manufacturing year.

Hello again everybody, This has been a project of mine for nearly a decade now, and while it's not anywhere near finished (or updated) I wanted to go ahead and share it here. It is a live document including every SDZ exhibit and tracking which species it has held/holds currently, as well as the...

My latest obsession in the last few weeks has been the Mishmi (?) takins behind the mountain lion exhibit. It’s a real shame we’ll probably never get to see those four up close or actually on exhibit but it is nice to see them on the top level of the tour buses or the sky ride. That calf is too...

Hi, I have noticed that the San Diego Zoo seems to be displaying a lot of fish species, however I can’t really find any information on what species they keep aside from this story on their fish species posted on the zoo's website from 2019: Liquid Assets Plus I do know that they keep some...

Hello all, I am going to be in California in mid-March, and will be breaking my return flight in Dallas. I will be able to visit LA Zoo and the Aquarium of the Pacific in Los Angeles (possibly also the Marine Mammal Rescue Center); then San Diego Zoo, San Diego Safari Park, San Diego SeaWorld...

Vintage postcard from the 1950s, seen at a local antique store.

I'll be going to San Diego Zoo June 8th and possibly June 9th. As is fairly obvious I am indeed a huge hyena enthusiast, and with them keeping 2 species behind the scenes I would absolutely love to get to see them. Is there any way I could do this? Are there any keepers I could speak with?

After many months of anticipation, I finally visited the San Diego Zoo for the second time in my life (the first time was around 2010 or 2011 when I was less than 12 years old. While it was nice, I hate to admit it, but overall I sort of found the zoo rather underwhelming and a bit disappointing...