January 2012 comes in with some very nice weather. We have a new female Snow Leopard, and I've also spotted a new Wallaby face peeking out! The SF Zoo celebrated Lunar New Year at the end of January, which was a lot of fun.
February brought in some new additions: Greater Rheas and West African Crowned Cranes in the Puente al Sur exhibit. Jack Hanna came to visit the SF Zoo, and had a great show. Also, the three African Lions have been joined together as a pride.
March brought some much needed rain, and the grasses are growing again. Baby Red-necked Wallaby popped out of the pouch this month and hopped around for the first time!
April: We have a new No. Amer. River Otter to keep Trent company!
May: The Magellanic Penguins are nesting, and we have four new chicks! Leanne, the Sumatran Tiger, has a new buddy, Larry. With the addition of some new Lemurs, there's been a lot of activity at the Lemur Forest.
June & July: Four baby Magellanic Penguins hatched, and have joined the colony on Penguin Island. Inti, a beautiful Bobcat, has been moved to a new and larger exhibit where the public can see him.
August & September: Sureshot, the Bald Eagle gets a companion, Gordon, a male Bald Eagle. Also, a new 5 week old Marbled Teal chick joins the flock. The Grizzly Bears have beautiful winter coats now.
October: A new little Francois' Langur was born, and it's a girl! "Boo at the Zoo" was great fun, and the animals really liked their pumpkin treats!
November-December: Two busy months! The Reindeer arrived in late November and Ulu and Pike had a great snow day in San Francisco! During the late December holidays, the Zoo celebrated with their first ZooLights event - it was beautiful!