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Baby Boom!
Gorilla Infant is 5th Great Ape in Less than 4 Months!

With the addition of a new gorilla infant – a sibling for Angela – five great apes have made their public debut at the LA Zoo! One gorilla, one orangutan, and THREE chimpanzees!

Welcome! The first Bornean Orangutan Born at the LA Zoo in 15 Years!

Zoo staff, volunteers, and guests are beaming with joy over the birth of a new baby boy Bornean orangutan, which can be seen now at the Red Ape Rain Forest.

THREE Chimpanzee Babies Now Grace the LA Zoo’s Mahale Mountains Exhibit!

The Los Angeles Zoo is buzzing with excitement as now THREE chimpanzees were born in the past few months, two female and one male. These are the first chimpanzees born at the L.A. Zoo in 11 years.

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Gorilla Talk
11:00 am
Chimp Chat
12:30 pm

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February 21 – 22

Year of the Horse

Lunar New Year is a festival rich in tradition!
Celebrate the “Year of the Horse” with the Los Angeles Zoo!

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The Harrowing Journey of a California Condor and the Veterinary Team Who Helped Save Her Life

Female California condor #939 was hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2018 at the California Condor Recovery Facility and was successfully released to the wild. Years later she returned to the Zoo in desperate need of treatment for a severe case of lead poisoning from ingesting lead ammunition.

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