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Give it up for the "original" panda 🔥🦊

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Feast your eyes on this fabulous feast as our gentle geriatric residents enjoy a bountiful breakfast in full 360 video. 👀Watch till the end to see an accidental once-in-lifetime view from inside a tortoise shell. 🤣

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It’s a boy! Guests were treated to a giraffic birth this weekend. This is Harriet's 5th calf, and the first offspring for sire, Fred. Given the recent news about the US considering listing giraffes as Endangered, each birth is a boost of hope for the species. Stick your neck out and join our virtual giraffe research team. YOU can make a difference from your mobile device or computer: http://bit.ly/WildwatchKenya 

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A muddy day for elephants. 

Photos by Keeper Evan

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When you know the good snacks are hidden on the top shelf. 

Photo by Audra Morris

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Shoutout to all the Zoo Lovers out there. We ❤️you. 

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Some Caturday smize. 

Photo by Mike Wilson

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We take gorilla birthdays very seriously. Also, Joanne is now ~5~

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Happy Spring! 

Photo by Todd Lahman

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Whale what do we have here? Scientists used to think hippos were closely related to pigs and other ungulates, but as genetic research advanced they discovered that hippos are much more closely related to cetaceans—whales, porpoises, and dolphins. In fact, cetaceans are hippos’ closest living relatives. Learn more about 🦛s 

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Penny is one pretty kitty, and basking in her beauty is a rare privilege. Snow leopards are rarely seen in the wild, as they live high in the mountains of Central Asia. Although the cats freely cross the international boundaries of 12 countries, their secretive behavior and remote habitat among the highest mountains in the world add to their mystery. Because of their shy behavior and uncanny, almost mystical ability to disappear among the rocks, snow leopards have entered the folklore of local peoples in many countries and have been described as shape-changing mountain spirits. 

📷: Mike Wilson 

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Some Marsupial Monday fun facts

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Klip Klip, hooray! We're excited to introduce the newest member to our Africa Rocks lineup. This bebe klipspringer is making brief appearances on our Kopje stage after his mid-morning bottle feeding. 🍼 

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Did he just stick his tongue out at me? 

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People can't stop talkin about this baby takin. Her name is Fēngbào, which means 'storm'—she arrived 1 hour before a thunderstorm. ⚡️

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The Chinese name for the red panda is "hun-ho," meaning "fire fox." But even rainy days can’t extinguish Clark’s cute looks.

📷: Christopher Chain

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Tank puppies are so charismatic. ❤️

Photos by Keeper Matt