Zoo Friends Birthdays!

I love Birthdays!  Everyone has one.  For the Zoo friends, sometimes its their actual day of birth, sometimes its their arrival date and the facility they first came to from either the wild or as a rescue.  As I became endeared to the San Francisco Zoo Animals, I wanted to celebrate them, by celebrating their Birthday!  Again whether the actual day or the estimated day, every Animal has one and if they don't they should (bad record keeping) and that date or any date, at least once a year should become their special day!  

The Zoo has no interest in honoring these awesome beings on their Birthday, but I was lucky enough to befriend the Big Cat Keeper who cared enough to share my interest.  Because of her, I was lucky enough to do something special for the Cats and Bears birthdays during 2010.  Now I just go and wear something festive and sing them Happy Birthday :)   

Here are some dates that might be of your special Zoo Friend's special day!  ... If not or any other info needed, please contact me, I am always available to provide what I know about the Zoo Animals. 

OH almost forgot.  While compiling this list, I had to laugh, as I noticed one of the Zoo's famous blunders.  They have Lulu the Mandrill's date listed in July of 2008, and her mothers passing date as January 2008.  Amazing!

January

1/1971- Elly/Black Rhino

1/1982- Sureshot/Eagle

1/1987- Olive Oyl/Anaconda

1/2003- Grizzly Sisters

3/1998- Monifa/Gorilla

4/1997- Amanzi/African Lion

February

6/2002- Hercules/Great Hornbill

7/2003- Jahari/African Lion

7/1993- Margie/Llama

20/1991- Pelican

March

1/2002- Trent/Otter

16/1980- Boomer/Emu

18/1989- Cleo/Mandrill

25/2001- Wakoda/Navajo Churro Sheep

April

4/2008- Nataani/Navajo Churro Sheep

9/1992- Bosco/Black Howler

13/2002- Kristin/Giraffe

16/1994- Rigel/Snow Leopard

24/1959- Tallulah/Chimpanzee

25/1969- Maggie/Chimpanzee

25/1970- Minnie/Chimpanzee
(Chimp info taken from Studbook/differs from Zoo info)

May

10/2002- Inti/Bobcat

11/2003- Bititi/Giraffe

14/1988- Sauna/Lion Tailed Macaque

18/2003- Tucker/Hippo

25/1995- Gauhati/Asian Rhino

31/2001- Spice Kids (Basil, Nutmeg, Paprika) Nigerian Dwarf Goats

June
10/2001- Paddy Nigerian Dwarf Goat

11/2002- Sam/Giraffe

14/2003- Goldfish/Fishing Cat

28/2002- Sukari/African Lion

July

10/1958- Cobby/Chimpanzee

10/2003- Skylar/Sumatran Tiger

13/1980- Bwang/Gorilla

13/1994- Slash/Cassowary

19/2003- Lupe/Black Howler

21/1989- Jesus/Lion tailed Macaque

22/1999- Pokemon/Blackbuck

24/2008- Lulu/Mandrill

31/1989- Jonesy/Gorilla
July/2008- Belozi/Black Rhino

August

1/2000- Shastyuh/Amur Tiger

2/1998- Eric/Duiker

12/1994- Goober/Bairds Tapir

September
5/2005- Tiki & Kai/Kune Pigs

8/2003- Lily/Duiker

13/1981- Zura/Gorilla
14/2005- Razzleberry/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
19/2007- Jesse/Mandrill

23/1998- Nneka/Gorilla

October

26/1998- Angelo/Anteater

29/1989- Diamond/Black Howler

30/2001- Snickers & Milky Way/Nigerian Dwarf Goats
30/2003- Wasabi/Rooster

November

25/1982- Pike/Polar Bear

December

19/1980- Ulu/Polar Bear