Polar bears in sunny San Diego? Find out how the bears and other animals of the Arctic keep their cool in the ever-popular Polar Bear Plunge habitat.

1. Polar Bear Plunge Introduction (1:45)

2. Polar Bear Personalities (1:45)

3. What the bears of Polar Bear plunge eat (2:02)

4. The birds of Polar Bear Plunge (1:46)

5. The Red Panda of Polar Bear Plunge (1:14)

6. Meet the Pallas’ cat of Polar Bear Plunge (1:38)

7. Meet the reindeer of Polar Bear Plunge (1:17)

Click here to see the Polar Bear Plunge Exhibit page
and the Live Polar Bear Cam.

Learn about some of the world’s most exotic and endangered African and Asian birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in our newest and largest animal habitat.

1. Monkey Trails Introduction (2:27)

2. Flamingo Lagoon (2:04)

3. Colobus and Black Mangabeys (1:10)

4. Mandrills and Spot-nosed Guenons (1:36)

5. Wolf’s Guenons and Duikers (1:21)

6. Golden-bellied Mangabeys (0:47)

7. L’hoest’s Guenons (0:51)

8. Big Fig Ficus Tree (1:05)

9. Slender-snouted Crocodiles & Pygmy Hippos (2:18)

10. Reptiles & Amphibians (1:17)

11. Sociable Weavers (1:44)

12. Bog Garden (1:02)

13. Clouded Leopards (0:55)

14. Wild Pigs (2:02)


Click here to see the Monkey Trails 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.