Our new prickly pal needs a name 🧡
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance welcomed the first ever prehensile-tailed porcupette born at the Zoo on June 3, and now this boopable baby needs a name. Vote here: https://t.co/tE1aKZtvhS
Trumpeting HUGE news 🐘
On #WorldElephantDay, we're so excited to share that Elephant Valley, the largest and most transformative project in our organization’s history, will be opening at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in early 2026 🎉
Super troop 🦍
The gorillas at the Safari Park welcomed two new members to their group with the recent arrival of Paul Donn and Jessica from the San Diego Zoo. Paul Donn is the troop's first silverback since Winston's passing, and will carry on the gentle leader's legacy.
Conservation comes in many forms—even puppets.
Sometimes, the team of wildlife care experts at the Safari Park will puppet rear chicks, like these endangered Egyptian vultures, in order to encourage their parents to produce a second egg while ensuring all of the little one's nutritional needs are met.
Goodbye, Morris. We are all gonna miss you. You could be hard on directors, make-up artists, costumers - really anyone with arms or legs - but I know you did it for the ultimate good of the film. The day you wouldn’t come out of your trailer unless we sent in 40 heads of lettuce taught me a powerful lesson: never compromise your art. I will never forget at craft service that time when we split the Three Musketeers bar and you let me have the bigger half. But that’s who you were.
I know your character’s decapitation in the first movie precluded your participation in the sequel, but we all appreciated the fruit basket and the hilarious note. I will miss the sound of your tail sliding through the tall grass, your cold, bumpy skin, but, most of all, I will miss your infectious laugh. Thanks to Mr. Young for taking care of you all these years, and vaya con dios, old friend.
Spotted: A spunky new addition 🦒
Born just a few days ago to mama Mara, this adorable little dude is the 14th Masai giraffe calf born at the Safari Park. For now, he’ll stick close to Mara’s side as he nurses and grows stronger while getting to know the rest of the tower.