Animals A-Z
Browse the full collection of animals at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. Filter by animal group, region, or conservation status to find the species you’re looking for.
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Use the filters to browse by animal group, region, or conservation status, or explore the full directory to discover species you may want to visit next.
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African lion
One of the most iconic animals on Earth, the African lion is a symbol of strength, social intelligence, and wild Africa.
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Aldabra tortoise
As one of the largest and longest-lived land tortoises in the world, some are known to have lived up to 170 years!
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Amazon milk frog
These rainforest amphibians are primarily nocturnal, and secretes a foul-smelling, milky fluid to deter predatorcs.
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American black bear
The smallest of the North American bear species is known for its keen sense of smell, its agility and swimming prowess.
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American white pelican
As one of the larget flying birds in North America, their wings can span up to 9 feet. Groups are called squadrons.
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Axolotl
These aquatic salamanders are native only to Mexico, where they are critically endangered.
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Bactrian camel
As the camel species with two-humps, they can tolerate extreme temperatures in their native Central and East Asia.
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Bali myna
One of the most critically endangered songbirds in the world, with fewer than 100 mature individuals left in the wild.
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Black Widow Spider
The females of the only ones that bite and this is for self defense only. The venom is neurotoxic and is reported to be fifteen times as poisonous is that of a rattlesnake. Symptoms include a painful tightening of the abdominal, wall muscles, increased blood pressure and body temperature nausea loc…
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