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11/23/2024

ARCAS is taking action to save sea turtles in Guatemala, and last month, two Oakland Zoo staffers were able to add their support in the field 🐢

In Guatemala, to help support their families, people known as parlameros steal turtle eggs from nests and sell them. ARCAS engages with the parlameros, paying them for eggs with money and bags of rice.

The eggs are put in a protected hatchery and are monitored closely so the hatchlings can be released back into the wild.

Only 1 in 1,000 sea turtles make it to adulthood. It takes 10 years for an adult to mature and be ready to lay eggs. Every egg that is rescued is a chance to help these sea turtle populations recover!

11/22/2024

Before the weekend takes off, we wanted to share this lifting Friday moment -- Condor 745, after being treated for lead toxicity and getting vaccinated for HPAI at Oakland Zoo, returned home to Pinnacles National Park, where the condor team there got this amazing video of him returning to the wild 🦅❤️

📹: Emma Elsner

11/22/2024

Some-bunny is bummed by the weather, but better to be safe! 🌧️

Due to inclement weather, Glowfari will be closed tonight, Friday, 11/22. All ticket holders will receive an email and be issued full refunds.

Stay safe, stay dry, and hop to see you soon!

oaklandzoo.org/glowfari

11/21/2024

Attention guests: due to rain, Oakland Zoo will be closed for DAYTIME ADMISSION Friday 11/22. If you had reservations to visit you will be automatically refunded.

***added Fri 11/22 11:30am -- we are also going to be closed for Glowfari tonight, as the rain isn't scheduled to let up enough.*****

📸 : Keeper Shelby

11/20/2024

November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month, so we'd like to introduce you to adoptable senior, Beans! 🐾

This 8-year-old pittie mix is 48 pounds of love, ready to enjoy his retirement in a cozy, loving home. Beans is affectionate, friendly, and great with people.

In his foster home, he's living in harmony with both cats and dogs! Let’s find Beans the forever home he deserves this month! 💕

Head on over to www.oaklandanimalservices.org to learn how to meet our adoptable senior pups like Beans!

11/19/2024

We don't want to ruffle any feathers but due to rain we will be CLOSED for daytime admission Wednesday 11/20.

If you had reservations to visit, you will be automatically refunded 🌧️

Got tickets to come to Glowfari Wednesday night? If we need to remain closed for Glowfari, we will post that by 12pm Wednesday.

📸 : Keeper Rachel

11/19/2024

It’s the most important time of the year…when our Zoo community has the opportunity to make its BIGGEST impact for animals!

To kick off the giving season, we’re launching a $150,000 matching gift challenge — meaning your support will be DOUBLED, thanks to a generous group of donors.

At Oakland Zoo, we care for chimpanzees who experienced unsuitable living conditions in their younger years. And, halfway around the world in Uganda, we’re helping protect wild chimps facing critical threats, including habitat loss and poaching.

Caring for chimpanzees wherever they are in need is just one of the many ways that, with your support, we’re taking action for wildlife. Today, we hope you’ll join us.

Donate now:

Friend of the Wild https://donate.oaklandzoo.org/campaign/611776/donate

11/18/2024

The American alligators have a front-row view of the Glowfari barn -- looks cool in the daytime, but you really gotta see it at night ✨

Got your Glowfari tickets yet?
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari

📸: Keeper Emily

11/17/2024

White water rafting, duck-style 🦆

📹: Keeper Madison

11/16/2024

Ultra rare "signed" trading card by Brock, the yellow-naped Amazon parrot.

11/15/2024

Do we have a VetTales Friday this week? Fur sure we do 🐺

Sequoia, father figure of our grey wolf pack, got a full routine preventative exam on Wednesday at our veterinary hospital.

This proud papa got CT scans, a full physical exam, and blood tests. Dr. Lauren and team extracted one small broken tooth, but otherwise he looks great.

Nice work vet team and Sequoia!

11/14/2024

Step aside Christopher Walken….there’s a new King of Cowbell 🔔

California Trail keepers are making sure rescued mountain lion cub Briar stays physically and mentally stimulated with new challenges and discoveries.

This resilient guy now weighs almost 28 pounds and is navigating his new surroundings expertly. Keepers change his furniture to provide new and challenging climbing opportunities to continue building up his muscles and balancing skills.

Briar spends a lot of time watching adult mountain lions Coloma and Silverado next door. He likes to stalk them and then pounce at the fence in play with them. The adults are still trying to figure out the little ball of energy, but they are incredibly curious about him and engage with him or lie nearby to watch him closely.

Briar will stay with us until California Department of Fish and Wildlife finds him a permanent home.

📹: Keeper Erin

11/13/2024

Did you know there's an apple orchard at Pixar?

Every year, Pixar staffers pick a bunch of apples and donate them to the animals of Oakland Zoo. It's a wonderful annual tradition! thanks Pixar 🍎❤️

11/13/2024

Can you name this Oakland Zoo animal?

(listen 👂)

11/11/2024

A little bit fishy🐟 🤍

11/09/2024

Just getting our Thanksgiving "before" tummy pictures on record

Amazon Milk Tree Frog 📸: Susan Williams

11/08/2024

Hay you...Glowfari opens tonight!

This year's wildly illuminating light festival features hundreds of all new lanterns and themes, including a trip to the farm, a trip down the Nile river, and a fan favorite return: dinosaurs!

It's also a holiday weekend, so it's gonna be busy...be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get here, if you're planning on visiting during the day or at night for Glowfari.

Don't have your Glowfari tickets yet? Get 'em while they last:
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari

📸: Steve Goodall

11/07/2024

Orange you glad it's still gourd season?

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Tuesday	10am - 2pm
Wednesday	10am - 2pm
Thursday	10am - 2pm
Friday	10am - 2pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm
Sunday	10am - 2pm

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Before the weekend takes off, we wanted to share this lifting #VetTales Friday moment — Condor 745, after being treated for lead toxicity and getting vaccinated for HPAI at Oakland Zoo, returned home to @pinnaclesnps, where the condor team there got this amazing video of him returning to the wild 🦅❤️ 📹: Emma Elsner

Healed condor returns to the wild

Before the weekend takes off, we wanted to share this lifting #VetTales Friday moment -- Condor 745, after being treated for lead toxicity and getting vaccinated for HPAI at Oakland Zoo, returned home to Pinnacles National Park, where the condor team there got this amazing video of him returning to the wild 🦅❤️ 📹: Emma Elsner

Ralph in the Rain

Attention guests: due to rain, Oakland Zoo will be closed for DAYTIME ADMISSION Friday 11/22. If you had reservations to visit you will be automatically refunded. ***added Fri 11/22 11:30am -- we are also going to be closed for Glowfari tonight, as the rain isn't scheduled to let up enough.***** 📸 : Keeper Shelby

We don't want to ruffle any feathers but due to rain we will be CLOSED for daytime admission Wednesday 11/20. If you had reservations to visit, you will be automatically refunded 🌧️ Got tickets to come to Glowfari Wednesday night? If we need to remain closed for Glowfari, we will post that by 12pm Wednesday. 📸 : Keeper Rachel

White water rafting, duck-style 🦆 📹: Keeper Madison

Brick Signs Cards

Ultra rare "signed" trading card by Brock, the yellow-naped Amazon parrot.

Step aside Christopher Walken….there’s a new King of Cowbell 🔔 California Trail keepers are making sure rescued mountain lion cub Briar stays physically and mentally stimulated with new challenges and discoveries. This resilient guy now weighs almost 28 pounds and is navigating his new surroundings expertly. Keepers change his furniture to provide new and challenging climbing opportunities to continue building up his muscles and balancing skills. Briar spends a lot of time watching adult mountain lions Coloma and Silverado next door. He likes to stalk them and then pounce at the fence in play with them. The adults are still trying to figure out the little ball of energy, but they are incredibly curious about him and engage with him or lie nearby to watch him closely. Briar will stay with us until @californiadfw and Wildlife finds him a permanent home. 📹: Keeper Erin

Mountain lion....MORE COWBELL!!

Step aside Christopher Walken….there’s a new King of Cowbell 🔔 California Trail keepers are making sure rescued mountain lion cub Briar stays physically and mentally stimulated with new challenges and discoveries. This resilient guy now weighs almost 28 pounds and is navigating his new surroundings expertly. Keepers change his furniture to provide new and challenging climbing opportunities to continue building up his muscles and balancing skills. Briar spends a lot of time watching adult mountain lions Coloma and Silverado next door. He likes to stalk them and then pounce at the fence in play with them. The adults are still trying to figure out the little ball of energy, but they are incredibly curious about him and engage with him or lie nearby to watch him closely. Briar will stay with us until California Department of Fish and Wildlife finds him a permanent home. 📹: Keeper Erin

Did you know there’s an apple orchard at @pixar ? Every year, Pixar staffers pick a bunch of apples and donate them to the animals of Oakland Zoo. It’s a wonderful annual tradition! thanks Pixar 🍎❤️

Pixar staffers feed apples to Oakland Zoo animals

Did you know there's an apple orchard at Pixar? Every year, Pixar staffers pick a bunch of apples and donate them to the animals of Oakland Zoo. It's a wonderful annual tradition! thanks Pixar 🍎❤️

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California Trail is open!

Guests can access our brand new expansion by riding the gondola. It features eight new animal habitats, a beautiful new children’s play area, the fabulous Landing Café, and breathtaking views of the Bay Area.

A transformational project that will further our commitments to animal care, education, and conservation, California Trail provides a chance to interpret one of the great stories of change in California and emphasizes the role of humans in shaping the ecology of the San Francisco Bay Area. Through live native animal and plant exhibits, the Zoo will highlight the delicate balance between plants, animals, and humans—and the impact of change on all three. From casual visitors to serious students and scientists—all can join in the effort to nurture and create a better California.