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What Is an Elephant Odyssey Ambassador?
Good question, and pretty easy for me to answer because that’s me, Rick Schwartz! I have been a keeper at the San Diego Zoo for over eight years, working with a wide variety of animals and people....
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Seriously, This Is What I Do
As I was heading home from work the other day, it occurred to me that my average day is anything but average. Maybe that’s why I love this job so much! (Read Rick’s previous blog, Where’s that Elephant...
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Looking for Elephant Odyssey Fun?
Can’t wait until May 23 for the grand opening? Want some Elephant Odyssey fun in your own home or office? Hard to believe, but the Web team at the San Diego Zoo has outdone themselves yet again....
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Introducing Elephants
Ranchipur and Cha ChaIt goes without saying that life at Elephant Odyssey is evolving at a rapid pace! With the addition of Tina and Jewel to our family (see post, New Elephants: Jewel and Tina), our...
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Creatures of Note: Songs with Animal Names
Note—Top image: New Guinea singing dog Given their appearances, temperaments, and amazing characteristics, it’s no wonder that the inhabitants of the Animal Kingdom have struck a chord with songwriters...
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Have you “Herd”?
Spend a bit of time at the Safari Park’s elephant viewing patio, and you are likely to run into a red-shirted volunteer like Eileen Jennings, who is here to share information and insights with Park...
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Baby Elephant Born on World Elephant Day
New San Diego Zoo Safari Park Calf Meets His Herd Animal care staff at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant, born just before midnight last night (Aug. 12,...
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Baby, It’s Hot Outside
It’s been a blistering summer across the globe. The slew of extreme temperatures includes north of the Arctic Circle in Finland catching 90 degrees Fahrenheit, to a community in Algeria breaking an...
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Baby Elephants are “Awwww”fully Cute!
In the final hours of World Elephant Day at the Safari Park, just before midnight on August 12, 2018, female elephant Ndulamitsi gave birth to Umzula-zuli, a male calf, called “Zuli.” Keep an eye out...
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All Things Zuli
Zuli has definitely been living up to his name! His full name, Umzula-zuli, means wanderer and this precious pachyderm has certainly done his fair share of wandering during the past five weeks. He...
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A Big Delivery: Elephant Calf Born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
New Elephant Birth Is Second at Safari Park in Less Than Two Months Elephant keepers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park received a big surprise when they came in to work this morning (Sept. 27, 2018.)...
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Playtime with Pachyderms
Two Young Elephant Calves at San Diego Zoo Safari Park are Thriving with their Herd Two young elephant calves—a two-week-old female yet to be named and a nine-week-old male named Zuli—interacted with...
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Elephant Calf Named Mkhaya
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is proud to announce that the newest baby elephant born at the Park has been named Mkhaya. The youngest member of the herd—born Sept. 26 to mother Umngani (pronounced...
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Playful Pachyderm Pair at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Are Thriving
Two young elephant calves at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park enjoyed a high-spirited play session this morning (Nov. 12, 2018). While their mothers and the rest of their herd ate fresh browse and hay,...
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Infrastructure development at Reteti Sanctuary
Since its establishment in 2015, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary located in Namunyak Conservancy has grown in all directions. Reteti is now home to 14 calves and 52 permanent staff with construction of a new...
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Many, Many, Many Happy Returns
While most creatures can’t expect to rack up nearly as many birthdays as, say, the ocean quahog (the oldest reported age was over 500), there are some members of the Animal Kingdom whose celebratory...
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A “Big” Move: Two Male African Elephants from San Diego Zoo Safari Park...
Two male African elephants born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park—Emanti and eMacembe LaLu Hlata, better known as “Mac”—are now residing at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas. The 9-year-old bull...
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Rescued Elephants Start Journey Back to the Wild
Three orphaned elephant calves from Reteti Elephant Sanctuary have been successfully translocated to a holding area in Sera Wildlife Conservancy, in Kenya’s Samburu County—the first such rewilding...
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You “Herd” Right
DYNAMIC DUOIt’s a boy! It’s a girl! The newest elephant calves at the Park are a sight to behold. The excitement is palpable when the herd saunters out in the morning, with two “mini mes” trotting...
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Trailblazing Conservation
Tucked deep in the picturesque scrubland of northern Kenya is a community-based, grassroots movement to protect local wildlife: the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Community United for Elephants...
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