Podcasts

Significant Birth For Rare Species - A Baby Aye-Aye!
July 2, 2008

The Zoo is proud to welcome a special new baby - an aye-aye. The birth of this amazing and unique-looking species of lemur is part of a research program at Duke University.

Male Penguin Pair Raises a Chick
May 30, 2008

Harry and Pepper, our male penguin pair, became parents this year!

Sumatran Tiger Cubs at Play
May 17, 2008

See our busy tiger cubs entertaining visitors.

Sumatran Tiger Cub Health Check
March 24, 2008

Watch two-week-old Sumatran tiger cub triplets get a checkup by veterinary staff.

Meerkat Madness
February 28, 2008

Watch our meerkats enjoy enrichment activities.

Big Cat Enrichment
February 5, 2008

See the creative ways we kept our big cats entertained during their indoor stay while their outdoor exhibit was being improved.

Reindeer Romp Ice Skating Rink
November 30, 2007

For the first time, Reindeer Romp is joined by an ice skating rink. Meet our seasonal reindeer and learn how we brought an icy winter wonderland to the Zoo.

Baby Giraffe Bottle Feeding
October 31, 2007

Watch baby Bulldozer devour his bottle of milk.

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Baby Siamang - Followup
August 29, 2007

Follow the continuing story of Sungai, the little misfit Siamang.

Harrison Edell and Shannon Molacavage give us a peak at what it takes to get our "Back to the Wild" shows at the Wildlife Theater running. Sassafras our Prehensile-tailed Porcupine is featured in this episode of Behind the Scenes. Wildlife Theater shows are performed daily (except Mondays) at 12:00pm and 2:30pm only during the Summer season.

Quinn and Brenda explain the Penguin Chick pulling process. This episode is 4 minutes and 7 seconds long.

Deb Cano introduces us to Kiona and Kachina, the two Grizzly Bears that now live in the all new Hearst Grizzly Gulch.

The zoo's orphaned baby Siamang, Sungai, with her primary keeper, Corinne MacDonald. Comments from our Associate Curator of Primates, Dave Bocian follow this great footage of Sungai.

Learn how we built our newest exhibit, "Grizzly Gulch." Gogo Heinrich gives us a glimpse of the 3-acre, naturalistic habitat being built for our Grizzly Bears, Kachina and Kiona. The exhibit will encourage natural behaviors, as well as provide an up-close perspective of the bears through an underwater viewing window.

Tom, the Puente al Sur Animal Keeper gives us a close look at our two new Mountain Tapirs (Tapirus pinchaque), "Howard" and "Maggie." These two Tapirs were named by Michael Tilson Thomas, the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony (a special song, written and performed by Michael Tilson Thomas is featured at the end). This episode is 3 minutes 35 seconds long.

Come to the San Francisco Zoo this holiday season and see Santa's reindeer! Holly, Velvet, Peppermint and Belle have landed once again to bring the spirit of the season to children of all ages. You won't want to miss these amazing creatures! Reindeer Romp is from Thanksgiving Day until New Year's Day. This episode is 1 minute and 9 seconds long, totaling 10.3mb.

Our two Nile Hippos give you a glimpse of the Stomp and Chomp; our main event at Boo at the Zoo. Come visit the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday, October 28th to see many more animals stomp and chomp their way through pumpkins. This episode is 2 minutes and 2 seconds long, totaling 18.7mb.

This is a look behind the scenes at the San Francisco Zoo's Koala house with their keeper, Heather. Included are great clips of a male bellowing, up close and personal views of the Koala night house and introductions to three of our five Koalas. This episode is 3 minutes and 6 seconds long, totaling 15.2mb.

On August 31st our young Magellanic Penguin chicks marched to Penguin Island. The San Francisco Zoo is currently home to 54 Magellanic Penguins, which makes our colony the largest in North America! With 173 chicks born at the zoo since 1984, our colony also happens to be the most prolific. This episode is 3 minutes and 33 seconds long, totaling 13.7mb.

We had a great breeding season this year with seven chicks hatched! These chicks stay with their parents until about five weeks of age, when they are then taken to our Avian Conservation Center for fish school where they learn to swim and eat. In the wild, Magellanic penguin parents abandon their chicks at this fledgling stage. This episode of Behind-the-Scenes plunges into the Zoo's fish school, enjoy! This episode is 3 minutes and 47 seconds long, totaling 12.3mb.

On June 8th the Zoo held a festive and colorful grand opening event for Binnowee Landing, its exhilarating new walk-in aviary where kids and birds connect. This episode of Behind the Scenes gives you a taste of this amazing exhibit.

The Zoo is thrilled to welcome not one, but two giraffe calves into the world. The first of these delightful and plucky animals was born on May 9 and the second was born on May 18. They are the first giraffes to be born in the Zoo's African Savanna, which will be their home.

Our first podcast features a brief overview from Executive Director and President Manuel A. Mollinedo, as well as insights about our avian conservation program from Curator of Planning John Aikin and Kathy Hobson, the Zoo's Animal Keeper responsible for coordinating programs at our Avian Conservation Center. To get this podcast, click on one of the options below.