Creature Features
National Wolf Awareness Week
National Wolf Awareness Week was created in 1966 to highlight the importance of wolves in the environment.
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International Red Panda Day
International Red Panda day was started by the Red Panda Network in 2009 to bring more awareness to this endangered species and help raise funds to promote positive change in…
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International Primate Day
Happy International Primate Day! We would now like to introduce you to our Patas monkeys. The zoo currently has three females on exhibit in our Social Animal building.
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Coral Reef Awareness Week!
This week (July 19-24) is Coral Reef Awareness Week! Our animal care team here at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo would like to share some knowledge about corals and what makes…
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World Camel Day June 22
June 22 is World Camel Day! We are celebrating our two Bactrian (two-humped) camels, Patrick and George!
Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi desert in northern China and Mongolia.
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