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San Diego Zoo - Vines Compilation October/2016

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Meet Kiazi the 2-month-old rock hyrax. He will be an ambassador in the Children's Zoo but won't debut for a few months. Help welcome him! Flipping for Friday! Hippo-hurray! We've learned that endangered Hawaiian crows are highly skilled tool users. But they still hate sharing. Koalas like Burley are picky eaters & only dine on eucalyptus. We grow 30 different species at the Zoo to satiate their diet. Work hard, play hard! After 20 years of conservation, pandas have been removed from the endangered list. Rare glimpse of the newest Pacific pocket mouse pups born into our breeding program. Big mama Funani loves the water jet. Ratu celebrated her 5th birthday & demonstrated just how fast Komodo dragons can chow down. It's NationalWatermelonDay so we're just going to leave this right here... The Gray's monitor is known for its diet that consists primarily of fruit. Throwing it back to a young Wu eating bamboo in his donut chair. How California condors stay cool. "Galápago" is one of the Spanish words for tortoise. We can't stop talkin' about our new takin kid, Hsi Hsi. Keepers aptly named her for the year of the monkey. Sweet dreams Koalafornia carpool lane The giant anteater's sense of smell is 40x more powerful than ours. Leaving work on Friday like How to weigh a baby red ruffed Do you like Cambee's Koalafornia' s newest resident had her 1st checkup. Cambee gave birth in Nov, but her joey just recently emerged from the pouch. Why do mother kangaroos hate the rain? Because the kids have to play inside. When 120 years old you reach, look as good you will not. Unlike other antelope, klipspringers have a short & muscular body that enables them to jump up nearly vertical walls. The word porcupine comes from the Latin porcus for pig & spina for spine... aka spiny pig. ☺ Mr. Wu drops in for his first snow day. Peacocks shimmy their feathers to attract mates. We interrupt your feed for a little pool play with Devi. To accommodate their upside lifestyle, a sloth's hair grows upward on the face. This allows water to run off during rainstorms. Fun fact: chameleon eyes have a 360-degree arc of vision and can see in 2 directions at once. Four mini mobsters have emerged from the den. Panda Watch circa 2013 Frequent bathing and powdering with dirt are important parts of elephant skin care. TBT In 2013 a new takin joined our herd. Takins, like giant pandas, are national treasures in China. Hungry Hungry Hippos Caturday vibes Our glamour girl, Devi, turns one today. Excuse me, you're not koalafied to cuddle. Ain't no party like an elephant party tbt Vet exams? More like Mr. Wu's nap time. Fady made her debut last Oct. Now she's learning how to be an aye-aye, spending her days sleeping & her nights exploring. "Pocket-sized" Obi was only 5'3" at birth, but today he's reaching new heights. When you're too tired to go anywhere. Like other large cats, snow leopards hiss, growl, moan, and yowl, but they do not roar. ( June 2011: Baby hippo water ballet. How to herd 96 flamingos. Tree lobster party! Our 1st nymphs are movin' & groovin'. tbt Sept 2012 - During his 6th exam, Mr. Wu was light as a feather, stiff as a board. Table manners are for humans. tbt November 2012 -- Mr Wu. masters his bear crawl. Ranchipur's still got it. When you have to sneeze but it won't come out. Laughter is the best medicine. tbt 2008 - Molly's early years in the nursery were full of smiles. Dramatic giraffe is skeptical of the new year. tbt When you get the best gift in a white elephant gift exchange. Cute alert!! On the 2nd day of Jungle Bells, Nikki gave birth to her 4th giraffe calf. Most people cuddle with dogs. tbt May 2014 - Polar Bear Bliss ❄ Panda cub tummy tickles. Clouded leopard cub shenanigans. This is one of the largest crocodilians. Can you name the species? TBT Xiao Liwu's first snow day nearly melted our hearts. Sleds are for amateurs. Say hello to our 1st pygmy hippo calf born in over a decade. A tiny boost for the smallest hippo species! Trying to play it cool when you almost fall out of a tree. An adult hippo can hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes. Grandma never gives up. You're never too old to celebrate When your lunch break is too short. Hold up! I forgot something... Every joey was kung fu fighting! There are only 27 aye-ayes in North America, so Fady's birth is extra special. When somebody wakes you up from a nap. African penguins are believed to be one of the 1st penguin species to be discovered by humans. Bonobo Parenting 101: How to Help Your Toddler Nap Don't forget to breathe. Elephant sunscreen (part 2) 6 seconds of baby hippo zen. Gus's weekly workouts prove that are just as cool as any mammal. Carpooling with mom ftw!