My Zoo Outtings Synopsis - Sunday May 11th, 2014

>May 11, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthday Today!

Happy 11th Birthday Bititi!

>May 10, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthday Today!

Happy 12th Birthday Inti!

>May 7, 2014 - Yesterday, the Farm Celebrated Three Zoo Friend Birthdays!  

Minature Donkey Clint had Cake with his Papa Nikos :)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-32vZ4ejAGI

This video makes me smile so much, I love how they are singing too and then give each other kisses! LOVE! ... I didn't know about Clint's Birthday til yesterday, so I just posted his photo.  Scroll down to May 4th to see him in his Party Hat! :)

San Clemente Goat Twins shared their Cakes with their Grandma Ramona :)

(uploading now :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVOUHMFeD8

>May 6, 2014 - Meet Kodari!

I was lucky enough to see him and all his super cuteness for the first time today!  They are still working on the outside of the exhibit area, but I could view him from the path.  You can see more of my photos and a video clip at the links below.  

https://www.flickr.com/activity/photostream/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxZvOGmbxcw

As well learn more about him on my post on my other blog.  I try to write a post there, when I have enough information to post a good new Animal profile. Enjoy learning more about him :) http://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2014/05/red-pandas-return-to-zoo.html

>May 5, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthdays Today!

Happy 1st Birthday Maverick & Dakoda!

>May 4, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthday Today!

Happy 19th Birthday Clint!

My Zoo Outtings Synopsis - Sunday April 20, 2014

From my blog mysanfranciscozooouttings.blogspot.com

>April 18, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthday Today!

Happy 1st Birthday Brooks and Shania!

>April 17, 2014 - Sheep (and Alpaca) Shearing Day!  All Twelve Sheep and the Two Alpacas got their Summer Do's.  

You can view Gandolf and Merlin getting sheared 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pkz0U4k8w&

Miss Mole!

>April 16, 2014 - Zoo Friend Birthday Today!

Happy 20th Birthday Rigel!

>April 14, 2014 - New Litter of Peccaries!  Twins!

April Zoo Friend Birthdays!

I try to post this as close to possible at beginning of the actual Month.  Sorry that I didn't get to it even close :(  ... Please check my other blog as I post them on the actual day almost always :)

April

6/1991 - Edna/ Chinese White Goose

9/2003 - Poppy/Nigerian Dwarf Goat

16/1994- Rigel/Snow Leopard

18/2013- Brooks and Shania/San Clemente Island Goat Twins

25/1969- Maggie/Chimpanzee 

25/1970- Minnie/Chimpanzee

(Chimp info taken from Studbook/differs from Zoo info)

You can see the individual Birthday announcements on my other blog 

http://mysanfranciscozooouttings.blogspot.com/

Goat Babies Have Arrived! - San Clemente Goat Gives Birth!

In case you missed my original post about the arrival of the new Goats to the Family Farm, you can read about it, as well as see photos (and a video link) of their arrival at this link.

http://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-goat-girls-arrive-on-family-farm.html

As I wrote in that post, three San Clemente Island Goats have joined the Family at the Farm :)  This breed is new to the Zoo.  They are three females, Twin Girls, Rosa and Rita (Two years old) and their Mother, Ramona (Five years old).  The Twins both arrived already pregnant, so that their Kids (what babie Goats are called) could be born at the Farm.

The exciting news is that Rosa gave birth to Twins on Thursday morning! The Keeper came in and there they were!  Little wet babies, a Boy and a Girl, who she named Brooks and Shania :)  They are doing wonderful! ... Rosa's Sister Rita is due to give birth at any moment!   I can't wait for all the cuteness, fun and joy they will provide!   

 Kids at 6 days old

Here are some photos of the Girls I took recently and have been meaning to post!

 Congratulations Rosa!

Rita

Ramona

To keep updated on the Kids and all your Family Farm Friends, like my Fan Page on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-the-San-Francisco-Zoo-Family-Farm-Friends/425684734187762

I will post some videos of the Kids over the next day
you can check my YouTube Channel
or get updates on the Facebook Page  :)

New for Friday April 5 - SF Weekly Feature - Wonderful Photo Slideshow!

Despite the title using the most irksome used (overused) Zoo term "Wellness", this Thirty-Five Photo Slideshow of the Zoo friends is wonderful!  I particularly LOVED the photos of my very special Friend Wakoda (Navajo Churro Sheep) getting Acupuncture!   I've been missing seeing him since his barn has been closed while the new San Clemente Island Goats are still getting acclimated.  So waking up and seeing his precious smiling face in these pix made me smile :)

http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/wellness-is-working-at-the-san-francisco-zoo-39278338/#1

Photos were taken by my Park pal David Cruz who captures incredible photos of San Francisco Wildlife and other on the scene happenings around the Westend.  Check out his Flickr Photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/

New Goat Girls Arrive on the Family Farm!

Yesterday I was lucky enough to be at the Farm when the new girls arrive from quarantine!  I have been anxiously awaiting their arrival since they got to the Zoo on January 31.  All Animals go through a 30-day quarantine before being brought to exhibit.  

The three new ladies are San Clemente Island Goats, a new rare breed for the Family Farm.   Two of the three are pregnant, so we can look forward to babies approximately the end of April!   The girls, Rosa, Rita and Ramona will not be in the mix of the Barnyard for petting just yet,  they are going to be in the barn until they get acclimated to their new home and new Farm Family.

New girls meeting Nataani!

See my video footage of all the fun :)

(well at least what I could see from where I was :)

Full Length version

includes Girls arrival 

and meeting a few new friends :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEhIti8cIA4

Short version

portion of full

showing girls fresh 

out of their carriers :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHaUb4_P_rY

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for more photos and updates 

on these girls and all the Family Farm Friends!