This is the OFFICIAL San Diego Zoo Tumblr blog. Follow us for your daily dose of adorable animal photos and videos from the Zoo! A little about us: We’re home to over 3,700 rare and endangered animals representing more than 700 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants. We’re located just north of downtown San Diego in Balboa Park. sandiegozoo.org Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest YouTube FlickrTumblr (3.0; @sdzoo)http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6e1fc4b4c9bb7c1802a927d001f3cab/tumblr_moneutQQyO1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/9083865593/" title="Mr. Wu" target="_blank">Mr. Wu</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/" target="_blank">Rita Petita</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53391432956http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53391432956Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:40:29 -0700animalsnaturewildlifepandabearsan diego zoocutebabycubxiao liwu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb239de3b35759da04122bf3d7c0f23a/tumblr_molv1cgL7m1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gotcha! By Mollie Rivera</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53377000616http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53377000616Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:19 -0700animalssan diego zoocheetahcute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4a469d63bfe6f216bf9896660369f04/tumblr_molu54tlSm1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/9068325528/" title="Akela the Fennec Fox" target="_blank">Akela the Fennec Fox</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/" target="_blank">Nathan Rupert</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53310823235http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53310823235Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:40:14 -0700fennec foxsan diego zoosan diegoakela san diego zoo fennec foxfoxfennecuncooluncool2uncool3uncool4cooluncool5uncool6uncool7<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c07501857b4a5cb66135242d52733ee/tumblr_moluisG9ek1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/53299451442/want-to-move-it-move-it-with-lemurs-nows-your" target="_blank">sdzsafaripark</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="userContent">Want to “move it move it” with lemurs? Now’s your chance—Lemur Walk is now open! Lemur Walk is an interactive walk‑through exhibit that provides close encounters with the animals. <a href="http://www.sdzsafaripark/summersafari%C2%A0" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.sdzsafaripark/summersafari%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://www.sdzsafaripark/summersafari </a></a></span></p> </blockquote> <p>That expression is priceless. </p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53299633014http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53299633014Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:54 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f273296b980638bd9e079a36ca1d3d10/tumblr_moecolA8gt1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/9038902941/" title="Panda cam" target="_blank">Yawning Yun Zi</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/" target="_blank">Ion Moe</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53146682620http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53146682620Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:40:12 -0700animalsnaturewildlifepandabearsan diego zooyun zi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/569b913018658c60c47f8dfeb82df944/tumblr_moec8dCbq31qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/9038902735/" title="No more mister nice guy" target="_blank">No more mister nice guy</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/" target="_blank">Ion Moe</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53131956645http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53131956645Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:20:25 -0700animalswildlifenaturereptilecrocodilechinesesan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3945ac04d2daf0e7287953d22a4e10dc/tumblr_mofwk5S44c1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/9048644857/" title="Mr. Wu" target="_blank">Mr. Wu</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/" target="_blank">Mollie Rivera</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53055985309http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53055985309Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:40:26 -0700naturewildlifepandabearbabycubcuteadorablesan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/28a3408332426b1e33d649819a5adab7/tumblr_moec50gV221qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/9038903131/" title="Meerkat love" target="_blank">Meerkat love</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/" target="_blank">Stinkersmell</a> </p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53042997707http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/53042997707Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:20:27 -0700animalswildlifenaturemeerkatcuteadorablesan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c72408ca47b1a699122ef1988c0aff45/tumblr_mob3bzrxDA1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Napping Ducklings by Brian Connolly</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52984194580http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52984194580Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:15:19 -0700animalsnaturewildlifephotographycutebabyducksducklingsadorablesan diegosan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc2d9da7aed99e89570edc8112973448/tumblr_moeewtifPF1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">We’re proud to announce our largest expansion ever—an 8-acre exhibit made possible in part by the incredible generosity of Ernest Rady. The Africa Rocks exhibit is set to open spring 2017 and will include Rady Falls, a 65-foot-tall waterfall that will be the largest man-made waterfall in San Diego (<a href="http://ow.ly/m2ZWE" target="_blank">More info)</a>.  <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/africarocks" target="_blank">Join Rady to help us build Africa Rocks.</a><br/></span></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52973518727http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52973518727Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:30:34 -0700animalssan diego zooernest radyafrica rocksnewexhibitphilanthropyactivismconservation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08859a730a8f34a36415ad11ec23b152/tumblr_moakmlFFJY1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50778198@N08/9013005534/" title="GROOVIN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON" target="_blank">Groovin’ on a Sunday Afternoon</a> by Angie Bell</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52965981043http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52965981043Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:40:20 -0700animalsnaturewildlifepandabearsan diego zoocutebabycubxiao liwu<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba2aaabf823a9c7ea8e9b9a255a3dcad/tumblr_mob39ih8c01qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kisses by Brian Connolly</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52903268252http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52903268252Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:20:00 -0700animalswildlifenaturegiraffecutecalfbabysan diego zooadorable<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/49377898838f1cddefb20085ced71fcf/tumblr_mob37w3CAV1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flamingo Close-up By Deric Wagner </p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52887553548http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52887553548Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:40:26 -0700animalswildlifenaturenature photographybirdflamingosan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf99fa28257032a6270442e4006cacf4/tumblr_moakl9ZZDx1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/9012353215/" title="Mr. Wu looking down on us...again" target="_blank">Mr. Wu looking down on us…again</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/" target="_blank">Rita Petita</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52827771148http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52827771148Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:16:10 -0700animalsnaturewildlifepandabearsan diego zoocutebabycubxiao liwu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9b6c26813c4f9e27a98518243e66645/tumblr_moakgcXYJE1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennyhyde/9018815191/" title="Monarch Butterly" target="_blank">Monarch Butterly</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennyhyde/" target="_blank">Penny Hyde</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52816476284http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52816476284Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:30:34 -0700wildlifenatureanimalsinsectbutterflymonarchsan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5ba999d8baca33ddb242b36c5d9709b/tumblr_moakc7V6yx1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/9024098997/" title="Bamboo for two ..." target="_blank">Bamboo for two</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/" target="_blank">Rita Petita</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52805274457http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52805274457Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:45:33 -0700animalsnaturewildlifepandabearsan diego zoocutebabycubxiao liwu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a89da61cb9b1f1bc027e1e9a4d4a17a/tumblr_mo76d50Ksl1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50778198@N08/8998374914/" title="TIME OUT" target="_blank">Cuddling with mom</a> by Angie Bell</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52751566489http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52751566489Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:21 -0700PandasBaby PandaBaby CubSan Diego ZooXiao LiwuMr. WuBai Yun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/963f5a0f62aa5fb456dd5eac0ac7a485/tumblr_mo75zuyKUD1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenehoffman/8460159052/" title="Playtime in the Snow" target="_blank">Playtime in the Snow</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenehoffman/" target="_blank">helenehoffman</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52742592066http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52742592066Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:36:23 -0700naturewildlifepolarbearcutesan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc820bec70919b8d39a4a98724e1365b/tumblr_mo765homwR1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/9006524255/" title="Mr. Wu's adventures" target="_blank">Mr. Wu’s adventures</a> by Mollie Rivera</p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52731111802http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52731111802Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:24:18 -0700naturewildlifeanimalspandabearbabycubcuteadorablesan diego zoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb5fbeac4224391198ebf82aab014c78/tumblr_mo75z0cqlm1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenehoffman/8906285483/" title="Haui-San" target="_blank">Happy Haui-San</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenehoffman/" target="_blank">helenehoffman</a></p>http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52721863727http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/52721863727Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:12:27 -0700Clouded LeopardSan Diego Zoo