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Meet our newest star in training: a cheetah cub!Have you ever wanted to ask a rhinoceros how sensitive its skin is? Or have you ever wanted to ask a cheetah why it has spots and not stripes? Or maybe...
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Jirra, the Not So Red Kangaroo
Jirra accepts a treat from a Backstage Pass participant.The first thing you’ll think of when you meet Jirra the red kangaroo is that either you didn’t hear the name right, or we are color blind. Jirra...
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Sicilian Donkey Sophia
Meet Sophia during a Backstage Pass adventure.Sophia is a Sicilian donkey who is so beautiful we named her after Sophia Loren. It could be Ms. Loren would find it a compliment as well, because Sophia...
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Mr. Ice Man
Kenai and his ice pileMeet Kenai, the Arctic wolf. He is a member of the super animal stars that work in our new San Diego Zoo experience for guests called Backstage Pass. Kenai makes daily appearances...
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Little Zebra Zahari
Keeper Tom Sica introduces Zahari to a group. Hey, did you hear that the San Diego Zoo’s Backstage Pass program has “earned its stripes”? That’s right! Our family now includes a zebra; her name is...
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Our Oldest Flamingo Female
30 Black Left. In my last post (Happy Birthday, Flamingos!), I mentioned that our oldest female Caribbean flamingo, 30 Black Left, has a unique story. (Remember, we refer to the flamingos by their ID...
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Get Invited to Festival of Flight Tweet-up
Guests of our Reptilemania tweet-up got up close with our Galápagos tortoises and took home a free snake plush! UPDATE: All spots for our Festival of Flight tweet-up have been filled! Follow us on...
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Clouded Leopards: Beautiful Boys Arrive
Clouded leopard cub Riki-san I sat waiting in the dark, searching the various doors on the gigantic FedEx plane for signs that Nicki Boyd, behavior husbandry manager, was about to emerge. Nicki had...
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Clouded Leopards: Best of Luck!
Riki stars in a new video for kids!Be sure to read Janet’s previous post, Clouded Leopards: Settling In and Getting Wild. Quarantine was over, and it was time for the nursery staff to say good luck to...
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