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Happy International Zoo Educator Day! 🎉
Today, our amazing Learning & Engagement team is taking over our Instagram to give you an exclusive look behind the scenes and show you what a day in the life of a Zoo Educator is really like.
www.instagram.com/oaklandzoo/
📸: Allison Menelli
Today, our amazing Learning & Engagement team is taking over our Instagram to give you an exclusive look behind the scenes and show you what a day in the life of a Zoo Educator is really like.
www.instagram.com/oaklandzoo/
📸: Allison Menelli
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy International Zoo Educator Day! 🎉
Today, our amazing Learning & Engagement team is taking over our Instagram to give you an exclusive look behind the scenes and show you what a day in the life of a Zoo Educator is really like.
www.instagram.com/oaklandzoo/
📸: Allison Menelli
Today, our amazing Learning & Engagement team is taking over our Instagram to give you an exclusive look behind the scenes and show you what a day in the life of a Zoo Educator is really like.
www.instagram.com/oaklandzoo/
📸: Allison Menelli
Open up and say HenriettAH!
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Open up and say HenriettAH!
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
Cleopatra is a 2-year-old German Shepherd mix with a calm spirit and a loving heart and is available for adoption at Oakland Animal Services.
Once a little shy, she’s grown more confident, showing her playful side to everyone she meets.
oaklandanimalservices.org
Once a little shy, she’s grown more confident, showing her playful side to everyone she meets.
oaklandanimalservices.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Cleopatra is a 2-year-old German Shepherd mix with a calm spirit and a loving heart and is available for adoption at Oakland Animal Services.
Once a little shy, she’s grown more confident, showing her playful side to everyone she meets.
oaklandanimalservices.org
Once a little shy, she’s grown more confident, showing her playful side to everyone she meets.
oaklandanimalservices.org
It’s game on!!! Rainer’s defense strategy: dramatic whooping and elite-level bell pepper handling 🫑
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It’s game on!!! Rainer’s defense strategy: dramatic whooping and elite-level bell pepper handling 🫑
✨Tickets to Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari lantern festival are now on sale! ✨
This highly popular event, running through January 25th, features hundreds of all-new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo.
More info and buy tickets here:
oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
This highly popular event, running through January 25th, features hundreds of all-new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo.
More info and buy tickets here:
oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
✨Tickets to Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari lantern festival are now on sale! ✨
This highly popular event, running through January 25th, features hundreds of all-new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo.
More info and buy tickets here:
oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
This highly popular event, running through January 25th, features hundreds of all-new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo.
More info and buy tickets here:
oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
PuduBoop
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
PuduBoop
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
Time flies, but some things never change 🥹
📸: Keepers Nikki & Lisa
📸: Keepers Nikki & Lisa
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Time flies, but some things never change 🥹
📸: Keepers Nikki & Lisa
📸: Keepers Nikki & Lisa
Happy Halloween from Oakland Boo to you and all your little pumpkins 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Happy Halloween from Oakland Boo to you and all your little pumpkins 🎃
It's Halloween Eve....a day to be fangful for all things weird and wonderful 🧛
Case in point: these hyrax "fangs" are actually continuously growing incisors, just like the tusks of their surprisingly close relatives: elephants!
Case in point: these hyrax "fangs" are actually continuously growing incisors, just like the tusks of their surprisingly close relatives: elephants!
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's Halloween Eve....a day to be fangful for all things weird and wonderful 🧛
Case in point: these hyrax "fangs" are actually continuously growing incisors, just like the tusks of their surprisingly close relatives: elephants!
Case in point: these hyrax "fangs" are actually continuously growing incisors, just like the tusks of their surprisingly close relatives: elephants!
Kat-o’-lantern 🎃
📸: Keeper Noelle
📸: Keeper Noelle
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Kat-o’-lantern 🎃
📸: Keeper Noelle
📸: Keeper Noelle
Ever hear a snake heartbeat? 🐍 🫀 (Sound UP)
Our vets have noticed some irregular heart activity in Arroyo, the California King snake, so they’re using a doppler ultrasound machine, which allows them to hear the heart rate easily and count the amount of time between heartbeats.
Our vets have noticed some irregular heart activity in Arroyo, the California King snake, so they’re using a doppler ultrasound machine, which allows them to hear the heart rate easily and count the amount of time between heartbeats.
October 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ever hear a snake heartbeat? 🐍 🫀 (Sound UP)
Our vets have noticed some irregular heart activity in Arroyo, the California King snake, so they’re using a doppler ultrasound machine, which allows them to hear the heart rate easily and count the amount of time between heartbeats.
Our vets have noticed some irregular heart activity in Arroyo, the California King snake, so they’re using a doppler ultrasound machine, which allows them to hear the heart rate easily and count the amount of time between heartbeats.
Bear with us as we splash deeper into the Halloween spirit 🎃
📸: Keeper Natalie
📸: Keeper Natalie
October 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Bear with us as we splash deeper into the Halloween spirit 🎃
📸: Keeper Natalie
📸: Keeper Natalie
Some may say Sid and Raya live to chill 😎
Siamangs spend about 5 hours a day eating and 14 to 16 hours sleeping or resting.
Siamangs spend about 5 hours a day eating and 14 to 16 hours sleeping or resting.
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Some may say Sid and Raya live to chill 😎
Siamangs spend about 5 hours a day eating and 14 to 16 hours sleeping or resting.
Siamangs spend about 5 hours a day eating and 14 to 16 hours sleeping or resting.
Good day to be Juniper the guinea hog, bad day to be a pumpkin! 🎃
How do you prepare for spooky season? Juni’s diving snout-first into the pumpkins... no spice necessary. 👻
How do you prepare for spooky season? Juni’s diving snout-first into the pumpkins... no spice necessary. 👻
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Good day to be Juniper the guinea hog, bad day to be a pumpkin! 🎃
How do you prepare for spooky season? Juni’s diving snout-first into the pumpkins... no spice necessary. 👻
How do you prepare for spooky season? Juni’s diving snout-first into the pumpkins... no spice necessary. 👻
Luau’s ready for her forever home!
This 6-year-old pittie mix has been blossoming in her foster home, showing off her gentle, affectionate side. She’s polite on leash, loves her naps, and thinks the best treats are the ones you share after a good walk.
oaklandanimalservices.org
This 6-year-old pittie mix has been blossoming in her foster home, showing off her gentle, affectionate side. She’s polite on leash, loves her naps, and thinks the best treats are the ones you share after a good walk.
oaklandanimalservices.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Luau’s ready for her forever home!
This 6-year-old pittie mix has been blossoming in her foster home, showing off her gentle, affectionate side. She’s polite on leash, loves her naps, and thinks the best treats are the ones you share after a good walk.
oaklandanimalservices.org
This 6-year-old pittie mix has been blossoming in her foster home, showing off her gentle, affectionate side. She’s polite on leash, loves her naps, and thinks the best treats are the ones you share after a good walk.
oaklandanimalservices.org
It’s GLOW time 🎇
Tickets to the first night of Glowfari go on sale tomorrow! (9a: Members & Friends of the Wild, 12p: General Admission)
Glowfari tickets roll on sale online 28 days in advance of each visit date at 9am every day.
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
Tickets to the first night of Glowfari go on sale tomorrow! (9a: Members & Friends of the Wild, 12p: General Admission)
Glowfari tickets roll on sale online 28 days in advance of each visit date at 9am every day.
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s GLOW time 🎇
Tickets to the first night of Glowfari go on sale tomorrow! (9a: Members & Friends of the Wild, 12p: General Admission)
Glowfari tickets roll on sale online 28 days in advance of each visit date at 9am every day.
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
Tickets to the first night of Glowfari go on sale tomorrow! (9a: Members & Friends of the Wild, 12p: General Admission)
Glowfari tickets roll on sale online 28 days in advance of each visit date at 9am every day.
www.oaklandzoo.org/glowfari
Cooler weather won't stop the brown bears from having a good pool day 🐻 🌊
📸: Anna-Marie Nilson
📸: Anna-Marie Nilson
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cooler weather won't stop the brown bears from having a good pool day 🐻 🌊
📸: Anna-Marie Nilson
📸: Anna-Marie Nilson
It’s Vet Tech Appreciation Week 🩺🐻❤️
From VP of Veterinary Services Dr. Goodnight:
“Our vet techs are true superheroes — providing expert nursing care for every species, from the tiniest bird to the mightiest mammal 💚”
Thank you Monica, Linden, Quincy, and Alyssa!
From VP of Veterinary Services Dr. Goodnight:
“Our vet techs are true superheroes — providing expert nursing care for every species, from the tiniest bird to the mightiest mammal 💚”
Thank you Monica, Linden, Quincy, and Alyssa!
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It’s Vet Tech Appreciation Week 🩺🐻❤️
From VP of Veterinary Services Dr. Goodnight:
“Our vet techs are true superheroes — providing expert nursing care for every species, from the tiniest bird to the mightiest mammal 💚”
Thank you Monica, Linden, Quincy, and Alyssa!
From VP of Veterinary Services Dr. Goodnight:
“Our vet techs are true superheroes — providing expert nursing care for every species, from the tiniest bird to the mightiest mammal 💚”
Thank you Monica, Linden, Quincy, and Alyssa!
Heads up guests: gondola and California Trail closed today for maintenance. Don't be blue, though -- the rest of the Zoo is open and ready for you, including the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Room! 𓆈
📸: Keeper Jason
📸: Keeper Jason
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Heads up guests: gondola and California Trail closed today for maintenance. Don't be blue, though -- the rest of the Zoo is open and ready for you, including the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Room! 𓆈
📸: Keeper Jason
📸: Keeper Jason
This is your sign to make like a tortoise and #TreatYoSelf 🌿
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is your sign to make like a tortoise and #TreatYoSelf 🌿
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches - join us for the Boo at the Zoo costume contest at the Zoo on October 24, 25, and 26 🎃
Each day, guests will receive a Boo at the Zoo-themed trading card (special edition card changes each day).
www.oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/boo-at-the-zoo
Each day, guests will receive a Boo at the Zoo-themed trading card (special edition card changes each day).
www.oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/boo-at-the-zoo
October 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches - join us for the Boo at the Zoo costume contest at the Zoo on October 24, 25, and 26 🎃
Each day, guests will receive a Boo at the Zoo-themed trading card (special edition card changes each day).
www.oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/boo-at-the-zoo
Each day, guests will receive a Boo at the Zoo-themed trading card (special edition card changes each day).
www.oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/boo-at-the-zoo
It truly takes a team to care for Eddie! 🐵
Our vet crew stepped in to address a foot wound, do a heart check with UCSF cardiologists, a root canal from our friends at North Bay Veterinary Dentistry, updated vaccines, and a thorough physical exam....whew!
#VetTales Friday
Our vet crew stepped in to address a foot wound, do a heart check with UCSF cardiologists, a root canal from our friends at North Bay Veterinary Dentistry, updated vaccines, and a thorough physical exam....whew!
#VetTales Friday
October 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It truly takes a team to care for Eddie! 🐵
Our vet crew stepped in to address a foot wound, do a heart check with UCSF cardiologists, a root canal from our friends at North Bay Veterinary Dentistry, updated vaccines, and a thorough physical exam....whew!
#VetTales Friday
Our vet crew stepped in to address a foot wound, do a heart check with UCSF cardiologists, a root canal from our friends at North Bay Veterinary Dentistry, updated vaccines, and a thorough physical exam....whew!
#VetTales Friday
Here it is, the signature soundtrack of Oakland Zoo (sound UP 🎶)
Gibbons make these whooping sounds for many reasons -- to send an alert about predators, as mating calls, to announce their territory to neighbors, or to strengthen social bonding.
Gibbons make these whooping sounds for many reasons -- to send an alert about predators, as mating calls, to announce their territory to neighbors, or to strengthen social bonding.
October 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Here it is, the signature soundtrack of Oakland Zoo (sound UP 🎶)
Gibbons make these whooping sounds for many reasons -- to send an alert about predators, as mating calls, to announce their territory to neighbors, or to strengthen social bonding.
Gibbons make these whooping sounds for many reasons -- to send an alert about predators, as mating calls, to announce their territory to neighbors, or to strengthen social bonding.
Meet Rexy — the Adorable Potato Princess, available for adoption from Oakland Animal Services! 🥔👑
At 5 years old and 79 pounds, she’s got the sturdy build of a potato and the gentle heart of a best friend.
More: www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/dogs/
At 5 years old and 79 pounds, she’s got the sturdy build of a potato and the gentle heart of a best friend.
More: www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/dogs/
October 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Meet Rexy — the Adorable Potato Princess, available for adoption from Oakland Animal Services! 🥔👑
At 5 years old and 79 pounds, she’s got the sturdy build of a potato and the gentle heart of a best friend.
More: www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/dogs/
At 5 years old and 79 pounds, she’s got the sturdy build of a potato and the gentle heart of a best friend.
More: www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/dogs/