Guenon - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants Allen's swamp monkey—go fish: Classified as a separate guenon species, Allen’s swamp monkeys “go fishing” by laying leaves or grass on top of the water, and grabbing fish that come to hide underneath As their name implies, swamp monkeys live near water and are good swimmers; webbed toes help them paddle through water
African Elephant - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Conservation Status: IUCN Red List – VulnerableThreats to Survival: Habitat loss and fragmentation; poaching; human-elephant conflict; climate change A Long History of InvolvementAn umbrella species and ecosystem engineer, the conservation of the African elephant is of global significance For more than a decade, conserving this iconic species has been a high priority for San Diego Zoo
Big Family - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance R iver hippos gather in groups during the day that can sometimes include more than 100, remaining partially submerged in a river or estuary At night, they leave the water to graze in grasslands on their own, sometimes wandering more than a mile from the water
San Diego NWR Threatened Endangered Species Side-by-side photos of wildlife and plants found at San Diego NWR From left to right, California gnatcatcher, least Bell's viero, Quino checkerspot butterfly, San Diego ambrosia, San Diego thornmint, and Otay tarplant Click on the following species to learn more about each species listing status and description Coastal California Gnatcatcher
Looking for Lemurs? They Need a New Home! - San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo is building a new home for several species of this energetic, endearing primate Lemurs are from Madagascar, an isolated island off Africa's southeast coast The new habitat will showcase some of Madagascar's extraordinary animals and plants, and will also allow us to breed and increase zoo populations of rare lemur species
Population Sustainability | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Rattlesnakes are great mothers After giving birth, females of many species protect their young until the neonates complete their first skin shed, which may take up to 10 days or more