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Up Close and Personal with Cephalopods, Otherworldly Creatures of the Deep
Join Nate Jaros, curator of fish and invertebrates at Aquarium of the Pacific, to learn what it takes to care for these aquatic oddities.
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Track the Early Development of a Young Baby Elephant
Learn all about the early behaviors of elephant calves at the San Diego Zoo.
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How a Mixed Exhibit of Wildly Different Animal Species Works
San Diego Zoo's Olivia Degn explains how animals are exposed to constant enrichment through inter-species interaction, which can be very interesting to observe.
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The World of Dung Beetles is Absolutely Wild
Gross but true. Learn about the the strange society of dung beetles, which is way more complex than you might think.
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The Unique Name for the World's Largest Land Crab
Learn all about coconut crabs and where they get their interesting name.
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The Importance of Target Training for This Endangered Iguana Species
Target training is an important way to keep the iguana mentally stimulated and encourage natural foraging behaviors. It also comes in handy when needing to do a medical exam or transport them.
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The Reason Why Mountain Lions Go By So Many Different Names
Meet San Diego Zoo’s mountain lion siblings and learn why the big cat is known as a puma, cougar, ghost cat and other names.
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Ever Wonder How Much Bamboo a Giant Panda Can Eat in a Day?
See what a "bamboo cake" looks like for a giant panda cub's birthday.
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What Animal Has Zebra-Like Stripes, But is Actually More Closely Related to a Giraffe?
They may have striped markings that resemble zebras, but they are more closely related to a different African animal.
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What's Got Zookeepers Excited About These Fiji Iguana Hatchlings?
See how zookeepers keep an eye on their development in the egg via a process known as candling.
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Find Out The Differences in Survival Features of These Unique Fox Species
Learn all about the arctic fox, the fennec fox, and the swift fox.
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How the Crafty Blue Tongued Skink Fools Predators
If you want to avoid predators, pretending to be a poisonous lizard can help you survive.
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Watch as a Brand-New Baby Giraffe Takes His First Steps
This giraffe is greeting the world for the first time.
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Predator vs Prey: How the Flat-Shelled Pancake Tortoise Slips Away
He may not have speed, but this tortoise has more than one trick up his shell to evade predators.
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Why Animals of the Ituri Forest Are Feasting on Pumpkins
Learn how zookeepers use enrichment to encourage species-specific behaviors, and why it's so important.
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Zookeepers Have Learned Some Wild Things About These Animals of Africa's Ituri Forest
Okapis, black duikers, and hippos, oh my! See what zookeepers have learned about these different animals since spending more time with them.
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Footage Shows Jaguar Dragging Away Giant Feeding Bowl Like a Carcass
Keepers aren't entirely sure why she loves the bowl so much, only that it may be a natural behavior similar to dragging a carcass away for later consumption.
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Here's Your Daily Dose of Cute with a Litter of Four Inseparable Red River Hog Piglets
Get to know this litter of piglets from mom Tulia and dad Legolas, and learn all about this species from Africa.
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Sloth Bears - Not as Slow as Their Name Suggests
For an animal with "sloth" in its name, this funny-looking bear can be pretty quick.
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Flamingo Roundup! Pure Chaos as Zoo Workers Try to Perform Health Checkup on 90 Flamingos
Today is the one time of the year when these flamingos get some hands on health care. No one said it was easy.
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This White Cobra May Look Like an Albino - But It's Actually Something Else
Learn the difference between an albino and a leucistic animal.
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Incredible Footage of Hundreds of Leaf Cutter Ants Hauling Leaves to Their Nest
You can also get a bug's eye view of the ants' underground nest at the San Diego Zoo's Children's Zoo, something you wouldn't be able to see in the wild.
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One Tall Order: How Animal Handlers Relocate Elephants to a New Exhibit
The elephants were located to the state-of-the-art Elephant Odyssey, which is much, much bigger than their previous exhibit.
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The Incredible Story of Trucker, the Rescued Desert Tortoise
Find out how he came to live at Utah's Hogle Zoo over 30 years ago, and why he's in for a checkup today.