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Current Zoo director Richard Farrar talks about the founding of the San Diego Zoo in 1916.

“Founding of the Zoo” is the first selection of our 90th Birthday Podcasts series. Download all the 90th Birthday videos here.

It’s our newest exhibit at the Wild Animal Park and now you can learn about our pride of lions, some behind-the-scenes tidbits, and more!

1. Lion Camp Introduction (2:13)

2. The African Lions at Lion Camp (2:10)

3. Enrichment at Lion Camp (1:14)

4. Lion Training at Lion Camp (2:31)

5. Behind-the-Scenes at Lion Camp (1:18)

6. Baby Boom at Lion Camp (1:58)

Click here to see the Lion Camp Exhibit page.

They’re fascinating, intelligent, and just plain entertaining. They are the orangutan and siamang residents of the Absolutely Apes exhibit. Learn all about the endangered orangutans, and their very special individual personalities.

1. Absolutely Apes Introduction (1:59)

2. Behind-the-Scenes at Absolutely Apes (:52)

3. Francois Langurs (1:15)

4. Orangutan Conservation (1:15)

5. All About Orangutans (1:34)

6. The Orangutan Personalities (2:49)

7. The Siamangs of Absolutely Apes (1:29)


Click here to see the Absolutely Apes Exhibit page and live Ape Cam.

You’ve been following them on our Panda Cam. Now you can learn all about our giant pandas on this exclusive podcast, narrated by giant panda researcher Suzanne Hall.

1. Giant Panda Research Station Introduction (2:47)

2. Giant Panda Background (2:16)

3. Giant Panda Behavior (2:19)

4. Giant Panda Diet (2:20)

5. Giant Panda Enrichment (2:14)

6. Giant Panda Conservation (2:22)

7. Giant Panda Research (2:29)


Click here to see the Giant Panda Research Station page and live Panda Cam.

It’s one of the Zoo’s most popular exhibits and it’s the home to our amazing troop of lowland gorillas. Our podcast also covers the bonobo chimpanzees and colobus monkeys that also reside in the Gorilla Tropics complex.

1. Scripps Aviary Introduction (1:57)

1. Caring for the birds in Scripps Aviary (2:10)

1. Gorilla Tropics Introduction (1:48)

2. The Gorillas of Gorilla Tropics (1:58)

3. Gorilla Tropics: Caring for Gorillas (1:42)

4. Gorilla Tropics: Gorilla Conservation (1:19)

5. The Bonobos (Pygmy Chimpanzees) of Gorilla Tropics (1:45)

6. Behind-the-Scenes with the Bonobos of Gorilla Tropics (1:52)

7. Angolan Colobus Monkeys at Gorilla Tropics (1:29)

Click here to see the Scripps Aviary and Gorilla Tropics Exhibit page.