Creature Feature: Brush-tailed Bettong
Brush-tailed bettongs are named for a black tuft of fur that extends from their prehensile tails.
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Animals
Farewell to Kaloa the Jaguar
In early February, we said goodbye to Kaloa the jaguar, a long-time resident of the L.A. Zoo.
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Animal News: Important Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake Births
The Zoo is proud to announce the birth of six Santa Catalina Island rattlesnakes. Curator of Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Ian Recchio calls this a “significant” moment for the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for this critically endangered snake.
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Field Notes: Indian Gharials with Maura Messerly
What happens when a Zoo staffer gets out of the office and into the field—in India—for the first time?
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Conservation Stars on View for the Very First Time
There’s a brand-new, public-facing habitat in the LAIR, and you’re going to want to hop on over immediately to see it!
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Welcome to the World
We’ve got babies! The Zoo has been bustling with the excitement of newborn animals, and we wanted to share with you a few new faces that you might want to look for on your next visit.
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Animal Update: Star the Bali Myna Saved from Trafficking
You’re going to want to hear what’s happened since the episode was recorded.
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Zoo Welcomes New Baby Mandrill
The Zoo is happy to announce the birth of a new female mandrill!
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Keepers Reunite with Orangutan
In August, orangutan keepers Kathryn Vivian and Stania Olivera and senior keeper of apes Megan Fox attended the 15th annual Orangutan Species Survival Plan (OSSP) conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their trip was filled with ideas for training, enrichment, and problem solving, but it also held a special reunion with a beloved orangutan friend—and her new baby.
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Keeper Interview: Behind the Scenes of a Koala Introduction
Last month, our resident koalas, female Maya and male Burra, took the next step toward fulfilling their biological destinies when the two were introduced to live together as partners in the koala habitat. From the bellowing to the branch shaking to the sloth-like inverted tree hang, find out directly from Senior Animal Keeper Kevin Gorowski how everything went down. Hi, Kevin! What can you tell us about Burra and Maya? How do they behave that
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