Oakland Zoo

ImPAWtent announcement guests: we’re open earlier! Starting today, we’re open at 9:30am, so you have more time to see Lucha and everyone else at the Zoo. 📹: Jessie Sayre

Lucha jaguar enjoying a nice roll in the grass

ImPAWtent announcement guests: we're open earlier! Starting today, we're open at 9:30am, so you have more time to see Lucha and everyone else at the Zoo. 📹: Jessie Sayre

A moment of zen with the wallaroos 🇦🇺 📹: Keeper Marisa

Zen moment with wallaroos

A moment of zen with the wallaroos 🇦🇺 📹: Keeper Marisa

Attention guests: due to rain, Oakland Zoo will be closed on Saturday, February 1. If you had reservations to visit, you will be automatically refunded. 🌧️

Evening rush hour in Amboseli park, Kenya 🐘🐘🐘 This month Oakland Zoo led an eco-trip to Kenya, where travelers not only experienced first-row seats to spectacular wildlife sightings like this, but also helped bring supplies to our long-time conservation partner @amboseli_trust , who continues to do essential work protecting elephants in the wild. You too could enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience — click below for info on future eco-tours. All funds raised through these tours support our conservation partners in Kenya 🇰🇪 (Check our website for more info)

Elephant rush hour in Kenya

Evening rush hour in Amboseli park, Kenya 🐘🐘🐘 This month Oakland Zoo led an eco-trip to Kenya, where travelers not only experienced spectacular wildlife sightings like this, but also helped bring supplies to our long-time conservation partner Amboseli Trust for Elephants, who continues to do essential work protecting elephants in the wild. You too could enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience — click below for info on future eco-tours. All funds raised through these tours support our conservation partners in Kenya 🇰🇪 www.oaklandzoo.org/eco-travel

On Sunday, @californiadfw brought 3 orphaned mountain lion cubs to Oakland Zoo’s vet hospital. The trio, estimated to be about 3 months old, were found in Portola Valley. CDFW believes the mother of these cubs is the same female mountain lion that was killed by a car in the same area. The three siblings (2 males and 1 female), are thin but relatively healthy. Their care team at our veterinary hospital has given them the names Thistle, Spruce, and Fern (Fern is the female). In the wild, mountain lion cubs need about two years with their mother in the wild to learn survival skills. Because these cubs are so young, they lack those skills and sadly cannot return to the wild. Instead, we will work with CDFW to find these cubs a new forever home at an appropriate institution. While they are with us, we will take great care of these orphaned cubs, and, we will continue to take action to reduce human-wildlife conflict and make our shared living spaces safer for all animals. More: www.oaklandzoo.org/news/three-new-cubs

3 orphaned mountain lion cubs come to Oakland Zoo

On Sunday, California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought 3 orphaned mountain lion cubs to Oakland Zoo’s vet hospital. The trio, estimated to be about 3 months old, were found in Portola Valley. CDFW believes the mother of these cubs is the same female mountain lion that was killed by a car in the same area. The three siblings (2 males and 1 female), are thin but relatively healthy. Their care team at our veterinary hospital has given them the names Thistle, Spruce, and Fern (Fern is the female). In the wild, mountain lion cubs need about two years with their mother in the wild to learn survival skills. Because these cubs are so young, they lack those skills and sadly cannot return to the wild. Instead, we will work with CDFW to find these cubs a new forever home at an appropriate institution. While they are with us, we will take great care of these orphaned cubs, and, we will continue to take action to reduce human-wildlife conflict and make our shared living spaces safer for all animals. More: www.oaklandzoo.org/news/three-new-cubs

Check out this spoonbill’s pretzel-esque neck-bending skills 🥨

Amazing neck-bending skills of the spoonbill

Check out this spoonbill's pretzel-esque neck-bending skills 🥨

Happy birthday Brock, the yellow-naped Amazon parrot 🎂 This beautiful Oakland Zoo animal ambassador is estimated to be 48 years old....wow! 📹: Keeper Stephanie