Is this an example of an uninvited guest?!

Kick off your Labor Day weekend and join us for the last Sunset Fridays event of the year! bit.ly/3Mq9Skg

The sun 🌞 came out today and our colony of Magellanic penguins 🐧 sought out the water sprayer, taking turns enjoying the force of the water as if they were sitting in front of a jacuzzi’s jet!

Have you had a chance to see our axolotls? These engaging salamanders are only found in a small area near Mexico City, and due to their extreme decline in population, they are listed as critically endangered. Check out this beauty, “Ikura,” named after the famous Jpop star!

This summer saw the return of our Nature Trail program and we want to give a shout out to the dedicated work of our Nature Trail youth volunteers who shared facts and animals to our guests! Great job to everyone involved!

Made for the shade! Don’t forget, SF Zoo is open on Labor Day!

That long holiday weekend went by too fast.

Each year on Sept. 4th, we are reminded of the many threats to endangered species especially the devastating loss of their wild habitats. On this day, we can take action, learn about wildlife, volunteer and even visit a zoo! 📷: Steve Franks

It only takes one curious black-tailed prairie dog to get the whole coterie interested!

We recently relocated our 4 male Western pond turtles to the outdoor habitat at the west side of Penguin Island and they are acclimating well, even seen basking in the sun! Western pond turtles are California’s only native freshwater turtle species. See them on your next visit!

On this California Biodiversity Day, we honor the state with the most plants & animals than any other, found nowhere else in the world. California is high on the list of biodiversity hotspots and in need of protection. Be sure to visit our conservation tables this weekend!

It’s International Vulture Awareness Day, show your support of these unsung heroes of the natural world. See how amazing vultures are by visiting Monty our female turkey vulture and our striking female Andean condor Callista!

Iguana wish you a Happy National Iguana Awareness Day! In the wild, iguanas are important seed dispersers for many native plants, playing a vital role in the health of their ecosystems.  Visit our S. American Tropical Rainforest, to see Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguanas! 🦎

Our twice-daily Magellanic penguin feed is a fan favorite to watch!

This week is sliding by!

Salvin’s Amazons are parrots with powerful gray beaks, allowing them to crack open nutshells and a strong tongue that helps them to husk seeds. Though generally shy, they can also be quite vocal! See Greg & Galen in our Exploration Zone!

Each day, animals like our grizzly bears are given a variety of different enrichment to keep them stimulated and interested – and when there’s treats involved, all the better!

Weekend vibes.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are spotlighting some of the species found in Mexico, Central and South America. Check out how our 5 axolotls participate in training!

Can you tell which limb our Bornean orangutan Judy is hanging from? If you guessed her right arm, you are correct! Females have an arm span of about 6 feet, about 1.5 times longer than their legs (males’ arms span over 7 feet!).