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Have Pouch, Will Travel

One look at a koala’s fuzzy ears and teddy bear-esque physique, and its universal appeal is as plain as the gumdrop nose on its face. Since the early days of Cuddlepie and Snugglepot in the 1920s, the...

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My, What Big Ears You Have!

Unlike that conniving wolf, the ears on these nine animals truly are “all the better to hear you with, my dear.” Besides their gumdrop nose and teddy bear body shape, koalas have highly sensitive ears...

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To the Point

Acupuncture is an ancient healing method. It has been practiced since at least 100 BC and the first acupuncture book was written by 100 AD. The gray koala, fluffy as a toy, pulls fragrant eucalyptus...

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Koala Joey Emerges from Mother’s Pouch

The San Diego Zoo’s Conrad Prebys Australian Outback has a new resident, after koala mom Cambee gave birth to an adorable little joey. The little one was actually born last November, but only recently...

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Looking Up Down Under

In September 2016, three San Diego Zoo Global staff members representing animal care, conservation research, and education traveled to New South Wales, Australia to participate in koala field research:...

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Growing Our Own

The concept of farm-to-table dining takes on a whole new meaning at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. Thanks to the combined effort of the browse and horticulture teams, animals at both facilities not...

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Koala with Diabetes at San Diego Zoo Receives Help from New Technology

A group of San Diego-based experts came together June 1, 2018 to help a koala with diabetes at the San Diego Zoo. The koala, a male named Quincy, has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The experts,...

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Ending Extinction

San Diego Zoo Global’s vision is to “lead the fight against extinction.” That’s a tall order. It’s an idea that gives one pause, an audacious undertaking with the potential for pitfalls, setbacks,...

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Feet First

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Small but Mighty

Discovering that one of the Zoo’s koalas has a new joey in her pouch is always good news, and the koala team was happy to find out that was the case for female koala Beejay in July 2019. The situation...

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United Over a Shared Challenge

This vast wilderness landscape of Australia’s Blue Mountains was catastrophically impacted by the 2019–2020 bushfires in Australia, also known to us as the “Black Summer” bushfires. The scale and...

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Out of the Ashes

Kellie Leigh, Ph.D., is executive director of Science for Wildlife, and a partner of SDZWA; Kat Boehringer is partnerships and communications manager at Science for Wildlife. A Refuge of Hope for...

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