The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is an expansive wildlife sanctuary that is home to more than 3,500 animals representing more than 400 species. Its renowned botanical collection represents 3,500 species and 1.5 million specimens. Over half of the Park’s 1,800 acres (730 hectares) have been set aside as protected native species habitat. It is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of downtown San Diego in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, California, and is operated by the non-profit organization San Diego Zoo Global. Follow us for all the latest animal photos and videos from the Safari Park! sdzsafaripark.orgTumblr (3.0; @sdzsafaripark)http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52e8d1b29cfcf16b046a58cfa47e1f33/tumblr_mn06gwAerg1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/50770706244/young-at-heart-by-ion-moe">sdzoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/8750267578/" title="Young at heart">Young at heart</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/">Ion Moe</a></p> </blockquote>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50932610273http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50932610273Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89d737a7316eb7ca281698a09919ccc7/tumblr_mn06pb1RmZ1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/8750024038/" title="Elephants.">Elephants.</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50751049801http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50751049801Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:21 -0400animalsbabyelephantcalfsan diegozoosafari parkcuteadorable<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07a04edc129b2302fd880c3c5abd4faf/tumblr_mmv14dATtO1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/50598277798/meet-zari-our-beautiful-four-year-old-female">sdzoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Meet Zari, our beautiful four-year-old female Grant’s zebra from our Backstage Pass program. Poll: White with black stripes or black with white stripes?</p> </blockquote>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50602274251http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50602274251Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8f18c37aa7ea02d1c00293a094f0638/tumblr_mmp4qnky1e1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/6923561672/" title="Mom and baby gorilla Monroe">Mom and baby gorilla Monroe</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/">San Diego Shooter</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Happy Mother’s Day to all the great moms out there! </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50271528022http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50271528022Sun, 12 May 2013 13:32:47 -0400gorillababy gorillamom and baby gorillasan diegosan diego zoosan diego zoo safari park<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/560e979bc7e42c06682fa1594e8d5a2a/tumblr_mmjik65xl61qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a> </p> <p>Big bad Izu has a ball with wood shavings. He’s still a cub at heart.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50106088125http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50106088125Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:33 -0400animalslionmaleizusan diego zoosafari parkcute<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08b1907b3547321cea3af221ebb01201/tumblr_mmjvn1s7G71qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/day1953/6533093937/" title="Mina and Oshana_M6E3748">Mina and Oshana_M6E3748</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/day1953/">day1953</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50037572811http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50037572811Thu, 09 May 2013 17:28:13 -0400zoowildlifesandiegozoosafariparksandiegosandiegosafariparkpantheraleooshanaminalionslioncamplionf28day1953canon300f28isiicanoncanon1dmarkivbigcats1dmkiv300FlickrBigCats<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02e65b68074faa0ce2bfb20c69100bfb/tumblr_mmjihrn0Y51qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>African Crowned Crane by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a> </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50036948492http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50036948492Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:00 -0400animalsafrican crowned cranesan diego zoosafari park<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ccfdbcd0f626568001aa46a9cf277a01/tumblr_mmjih1iEaN1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/8722444136/" title="Giraffe.">Giraffe.</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50029710394http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/50029710394Thu, 09 May 2013 15:40:16 -0400animalsgiraffecutesan diego zoosafari park<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc3f1894110e28e2450824a7736d09e8/tumblr_mmg34oXMIh1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/8639912104/" title="Flapper">Flapper</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535341@N04/">Stinkersmell</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Did you know the average hummingbird eats half its weight in sugar every day? </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49875138404http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49875138404Tue, 07 May 2013 16:19:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/972b05699234c173123a81ceacdb5496/tumblr_mm6oe6iFlA1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/8695480592/" title="Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)">Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/">Solvent.Solution</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49449302707http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49449302707Thu, 02 May 2013 14:22:54 -0400animal planetGreat Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataSan Diego Zoo Safari Parkcaptive<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fc3b83f37a71eb657807f5f9c263a86d/tumblr_mm6lw6Ckz41qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/8695475946/" title="Lion">Lion</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/">Solvent.Solution</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49446474217http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49446474217Thu, 02 May 2013 13:28:54 -0400San Diego Zoo Safari Parklionanimalbig cat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fa806ba34bdc975dc28b5e00b94f363/tumblr_mm4p8w9fI31qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/8694341093/" title="IMG-14.jpg">IMG-14.jpg</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solvent_solution/">Solvent.Solution</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49377490465http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/49377490465Wed, 01 May 2013 15:40:10 -0400animalsgiraffesan diego zoosafari park<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58e11e837a70685e1de18816670d6a33/tumblr_mlqefxoZHo1qfthy3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/48796299051/piggyback-ride-sometimes-you-need-a-little">sdzoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdzooglobal/8673461194/" title="Piggyback Ride">Piggyback Ride</a></p> <p>Sometimes you need a little support from friends.</p> </blockquote>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48862491368http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48862491368Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:22:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff93e10b2649d4ba0d9ed0f089cefd33/tumblr_mlqe5tvOzq1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdzooglobal/8675766149/" title="Mili and Mom Give Horns Up to New Digs at San Diego Zoo Safari Park">Mili and Mom Give Horns Up to New Digs at San Diego Zoo Safari Park</a> on Flickr.</p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48791928869http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48791928869Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:41:04 -0400animalsrhinomilireleasesan diego zoosafari parkbabycute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7e52fd1b15375776a91f66b8d5199b2/tumblr_mjip9pY2CQ1rlig6oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cheetah-chaser.tumblr.com/post/45140323710/cheetah-cub-7-whipsnade-11-08-2012-by">cheetah-chaser</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daysleeper40/7807703478/" title="Cheetah & Cub 7 - Whipsnade 11.08.2012">Cheetah & Cub 7 - Whipsnade 11.08.2012</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daysleeper40/">Daysleeper40</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48307233707http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48307233707Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:15:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/351d5e6bec27cbc8e69552c3bf630627/tumblr_mlgvx2v54D1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noahmandel/7325102268/" title="Fossa">Fossa</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noahmandel/">Noah M</a> on Flickr.</p><p>The fossa is one of the top predators on the island of Madagascar. </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48297477178http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48297477178Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:07:50 -0400wildlifeanimalsfossazoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fe43b42d80cc004c14c7ac4c70996189/tumblr_mlded01BAm1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/8617874771/" title="Flamingo.">Flamingo</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a> </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48295539005http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48295539005Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:41:06 -0400San Diego ZooLisa Diaz PhotosSanDiegoZoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ebcb9459c61eaa663e66a77250b8014/tumblr_mlgsez9Vdw1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdzooglobal/8094644218/" title="Play time">Play time</a> </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48292323604http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48292323604Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:52:00 -0400animalssan diegozoocuteelephantcalfbaby<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9915c4ea806c07fc411055eea2a59d4/tumblr_mldef65XPy1qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/8618941112/" title="Cheetah.">Cheetah</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadphotos/">LisaDiazPhotos</a></p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48224194385http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48224194385Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:20:17 -0400San Diego ZooLisa Diaz PhotosSanDiegoZoo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d153a20bd51396ab4039cd0efbe9217a/tumblr_mlf3l3yja91qgwf6po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdzooglobal/8655602047/" title="Sespe">Sespe</a> on Flickr.</p><p>California condor, Sespe, recently celebrated her 30th birthday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Happy birthday, Sespe! </p>http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48222516981http://sdzsafaripark.tumblr.com/post/48222516981Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:58:14 -0400animalsbirdcondorsespesan diego zoosafari park