Betty’s Animal Business
Betty White is turning 90 in January – and she’s spent more than half of those years right here at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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News
Zoo Update: December 2021
I am in awe of how the Zoo family came together during this past year, and 2021 ultimately became a year of growth, rebuilding, and stabilization.
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Pudu News: International Animal Star ‘Haechan the Pudu’ Leaves the Los Angeles Zoo for a New East-Coast Adventure
The nearly three-year-old southern pudu male gained fame in 2019 after K-Pop fans donated to name him in honor of a member of the popular group NCT-127.
Zoo Update: October 2021
As summer transitions to fall, I’m reminded of the adaptations and changes of our local native ecosystems and the importance of our care and awareness in protecting these vital habitats to ensure sustainability and a cooperative environment for flora and fauna to thrive.
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News in the Zoo, August 2021
Egg-citing avian news, hope for extinct turtles, and providing a safe haven for rescued native frogs.
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Zoo Update with Denise Verret, Zoo Director and CEO – August 2021
While we have a storied record of success in conservation, the challenges we face are growing and it is important now more than ever that we take actions that save the world around us—together.
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News in the Zoo, July 2021
This year, a total of ten California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) chicks hatched at the L.A. Zoo and two additional chicks hatched at other facilities—one at the Oregon Zoo and the other at the Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho.
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Zoo Update with Denise Verret, Zoo Director and CEO – June 2021
This time last year, our Zoo was faced with an uncertain economic outlook as we remained closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last 15 months have been difficult, challenging, and even disheartening at times. Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife conservation organizations from all over the world were forced to thin their operating budgets and staffing to offset the deficits caused by the pandemic. However, hope does spring eternal, and I am confident
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Springing Into Action
Brumation is essentially the reptilian/amphibian version of hibernation. It is a way of conserving energy when temperatures are too low for these ectothermic animals, who depend on adequate ambient heat, to reach optimal body temperatures for them to digest food.
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Statement from the Los Angeles Zoo on Social and Racial Justice, Inclusion, and Equity
The Los Angeles Zoo is committed to being a dedicated resource for our City, so when we see and feel Angelenos angry, confused, and in pain, we know we owe it to our community to speak up.
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