“I’ve been coming to the Zoo all my life—back when the Zoo was the Old Zoo,” Gina Baitman begins, referring to the Los Angeles Zoo before it moved to its current location in 1966. “My parents used to take my… read more →
Kim Todd incorporates her docent knowledge into her lesson plans. Photo courtesy of Kim Todd Kim Todd might be a new face to the docent program, but in just four months, she has volunteered nearly 150 hours at the Los… read more →
Garden Party: (left to right) Karla Flores, Helena Echenique, Corey Garza, Jessica Trivella, Sophie Johnson, Bella DiFore, Imanelijah Zeinali, and Lauren Fung. Photo by Anna Becker Did you know that chimpanzees are fond of snacking on nasturtiums? Or that wild… read more →
Most people don’t think of zoos when they think of behavioral research, but the L.A. Zoo Research Department has been up and running since the early 1980s. At any given time, there are researchers in the Zoo conducting long- and… read more →
We know they’re not real. Even the youngest among us knows that dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago. Still, standing before a life-size replica of Carnotaurus—one of the 17 animatronic creatures on display in “Dinosaurs: Unextinct at the L.A.… read more →
