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10/21/2026

Oh, wow! Santino’s favorite day of the year is finally here. 🦎

Today, October 21, is National Reptile Day, and Keeper Addy is here to tell Tino all about some of her favorite animals. Scales, scutes, and all!

What's your favorite reptile at the Zoo?

Oh? Is it “heart-melting-zoo-animal-content” o’clock already?Chanee the white-handed gibbon continues to take excellent ...
10/21/2026

Oh? Is it “heart-melting-zoo-animal-content” o’clock already?

Chanee the white-handed gibbon continues to take excellent care of her newborn baby and both remain healthy and happy on Gibbon Island.

📸: Senior Animal Keeper Heather

Golden hour is goat hour! 🌅 🐐Did you know that goats tend to be more active in the early morning and evening during the ...
10/20/2026

Golden hour is goat hour! 🌅 🐐

Did you know that goats tend to be more active in the early morning and evening during the warmer months? They rest through the hottest parts of the day and reserve much of their activities for cooler times, including the golden hour.

📸: Animal Care Supervisor Ariel

10/18/2026

The early monkey gets the worm! 🪱

As Stella the cotton-top tamarin forages for breakfast, she picks out her favorite mealworms first. Foraging is as enriching as it is delicious!

📸: Keeper Brooke

10/17/2026

It's a bad day to be a juicy slice of watermelon! 🍉 🐢

For African spurred tortoises, watermelon makes the perfect occasional snack, packed with water and vitamins. Who doesn’t love a tasty treat?

📸: Animal Care Supervisor Ariel

Grab your costumes, Boo at the Zoo starts today! 👻🍫To kick off the spooky season, we’re celebrating with a cool treat yo...
10/16/2026

Grab your costumes, Boo at the Zoo starts today! 👻🍫

To kick off the spooky season, we’re celebrating with a cool treat you won’t find in your Halloween haul. Tomorrow, October 17, the first 100 kids (12 and under) in costume receive a free Dippin’ Dots from the Sweet Station! 🍦

Every day through October 31, from 10 AM to 3 PM, enjoy a scavenger hunt with a wild prize, a costume contest and parade, Halloween story time, a hay maze, and more! When the sun goes down, the fun continues with Nighttime Boo at the Zoo on October 23 – 25 and our first-ever Adult Night on October 22. 🌙

For tickets and more information, see the link in our bio!

Daytime Boo activities are included with Zoo admission or membership.

Adult Night is for ages 21+ only.

When the camera catches Bangori mid-snack... 🦍 👀Puzzle feeders are a great form of enrichment for Western lowland gorill...
10/16/2026

When the camera catches Bangori mid-snack... 🦍 👀

Puzzle feeders are a great form of enrichment for Western lowland gorillas like Bangori. They can use their natural foraging behaviors and problem-solving skills to reach the tasty treat inside!

📸: Animal Care Supervisor Ariel

10/15/2026

Shake off that mid-week slump! 🐧

Preening like this helps to keep a Humboldt penguin's feathers clean, aligned, and waterproof. Important work for a bird that spends up to 75% of its life in the water!

📸: Animal Care Supervisor Ariel

Trick or treat! Boo at the Zoo is back! 👻🍫🦇Boo at the Zoo starts this week and tickets are on sale now! Join us for Hall...
10/14/2026

Trick or treat! Boo at the Zoo is back! 👻🍫🦇

Boo at the Zoo starts this week and tickets are on sale now! Join us for Halloween fun with Daytime Boo, Nighttime Boo, and the first-ever Boo at the Zoo Adult Night.

🍭 Daytime Boo takes place October 16 - 31 from 10 AM to 3 PM with a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt and prize, daily costume contest and parade, Halloween story time, candy station, hay maze, and more.

🌙 Nighttime Boo returns October 23 - 25 from 5 PM to 8 PM with fun for the whole family including trick-or-treating, costume contests, bounce houses, DJ + dance floor, animal encounters, train rides, and more.

👻 Adult Night is on Thursday, October 22 from 6 PM to 10 PM and features a DJ + dance floor, costume contest, cocktails, complimentary b**r and w**e tastings, train rides, animal encounters, photo booth, and more for guests aged 21+ only.

For tickets and more information: https://www.sbzoo.org/boo-at-the-zoo

10/13/2026

Dr. Julie Barnes is here with an exciting update on the Santa Catalina Island fox: He is recovering exceptionally well following surgery to remove his left hind leg.

The Animal Care & Health team took X-rays and CT scans last week, and at the recommendation of a veterinary orthopedic specialist, it was decided that removing the hind leg was the best option. Even with three legs, foxes, like dogs and cats, remain able to do all the things they could with four legs.

This fox is moving around well, has a healthy appetite, and is recovering quickly. The Zoo will work with our partners to determine the best long-term home for him once the stitches are taken out and he's fully recovered.

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