Category: San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Rare Wild Horse Born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

June 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the birth of a young Przewalski’s horse on June 29, a critically endangered species previously considered extinct in the wild until 1996. The unnamed horse was born this month to its mother Nikki and father Ziggy, according to the San Diego Wildlife Alliance in a news release….

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San Diego Zoo’s Mouse Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Lifespan

February 28, 2023
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A Pacific pocket mouse that lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was recognized earlier this month by Guinness World Records as the “oldest living mouse in human care” at 9 years and 7 months old. The tiny mouse, affectionately called “Pat,” is named after famed actor Sir Patrick Stewart, according to San Diego…

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Mountain Lion P-22, the ‘Hollywood Cat,’ Is Euthanized

December 17, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—P-22, the mountain lion who was captured Dec. 12 in a Los Feliz backyard in a severely underweight and injured condition, was euthanized Dec. 17 morning, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced. “This really hurts,” the department’s Director Chuck Bonham said Saturday morning, fighting back tears. “It’s been an incredibly difficult several…

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