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Have you heard? Winter has come to the African Savannah Building! ❄️
Our creative Animal Care, Health & Welfare team put together some zoo-nique enrichment for our Red River hogs. 🐽 Snowmen are the perfect way to keep snacks chilled! ⛄
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Table for two? A high top, please! 🍽️
As our newest Masai giraffe ‘Amani’ (right) settles into her new home, we love seeing her eat alongside ‘Moshi’! 🦒
Stop by the African Savannah Building to meet the newest member of our tower!
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We’re celebrating the end of maintenance in PETRONAS Gateway to Asia with a #TapirTWOsday! 👏
Thanks to recent upgrades to the mechanical systems supporting our Malayan tapir habitat, the filtration system is now better than ever - and it seems to have earned a stamp of approval from male ‘Tanuck’ and female ‘Sempurna’!
Stop by to welcome these two back to their indoor habitat!
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Do you get enough protein? Our Pallas’s cats sure do! 🐱
Our male Pallas’s cat ‘Olaf’ is a big fan of pork ribs, which our dedicated Animal Care, Health & Welfare team tied up to make getting to this tasty treat a fun challenge. 🥩 While Pallas’s cats do not have upper premolars and so have fewer teeth than a house cat, it’s clear that this species still has an impressive bite force! 😁
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Happy #TongueOutTuesday! 👅 Today we have something very special for you - an up-close view of our panther chameleon ‘Makira’ at mealtime. On the menu - tasty crickets! Did you know that panther chameleons can extend their tongues twice the length of their bodies? 🤯
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We have some sweetness for your Sunday – gorilla playtime! 🥰
There’s nothing better than seeing male western lowland gorilla ‘Okabe’ play with his big half-sister ‘Eyare’! 🦍
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Happy #Caturday! 😻 We hope you have as much fun today as our male snow leopard ‘Tadashi’ does with this ball in his back of house space. 🐾
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Doesn’t this look like the best-dressed waiting room you’ve ever seen? 🐧
With the arrival of cooler temperatures, our Humboldt penguins recently made the move to the indoor habitat of Penguin Plunge, and the first order of business was their annual fall veterinary exams! 🩺 All of our Humboldt penguins, including our newest hatchling, ‘Felix’, were assessed by our dedicated Animal Health team. The team checked their weights, eye health, heart rates, and the conditions of their feet before the waddle to the beach. Be sure to visit Penguin Plunge to welcome these birds back indoors!
Thank you to our Animal Care, Health & Welfare team for their waddler-ful care!
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Is there anything cuter than a couple with a height difference? 💕
We have exciting news! Today, the newest addition to our giraffe tower, female ‘Amani’ completed her quarantine and introductions have officially begun! While Amani is still currently behind-the-scenes, our bull Masai giraffe ‘Nabo’ and his daughter ‘Moshi’ were able to have their first face-to-face interaction with her. As you can see, everything was neck-cellent! The whole tower is giraffing us crazy with their gentle charm! 🦒
As Amani settles into her new home, she may not yet be viewable in the main giraffe habitat, and Nabo and Moshi may continue to pop in and out of the back-of-house space as they get to know one another. Be sure to plan a visit soon to welcome Amani to the zoo! 💛
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Check out that fancy footwork! Did anyone ever tell you not to play with your food? Here at the zoo, it’s encouraged! 😂
Nose-It puzzle feeders are a great way to keep our animals mentally sharp and physically active! Our clever polar bear, ‘Siku’, knew just what to do - he used his big paws to roll the puzzle feeder to knock out the tasty snacks inside. 😋 No challenge is too tough when snacks are on the line!
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With this past week’s pumpkin enrichment, we certainly were aiming high! 🦒 We loved seeing all the gourd-geous enrichment around park and hope you enjoyed celebrating with us! 🎃
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