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Up Close and Personal with Cephalopods, Otherworldly Creatures of the Deep

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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?

6th - Higher Ed
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?

6th - Higher Ed
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?

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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

6th - Higher Ed
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.