Today AT THE ZOO
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*Every Friday from July 11 to August 8 the Zoo will be open at 8AM for our Wild Wakeups. Learn more at FCZ Summer Spectacular.
Tropical Rainforest Aviary has re-opened and will close daily at 3:30PM

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At Fresno Chaffee Zoo, we aim to inspire care for animals, create meaningful connections, build community and save wildlife. This blog is a new way for us to invite you behind-the-scenes to meet the people, hear the stories, and witness the impact of our mission in action, both here in Fresno and around the world.
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Desert survival experts: The addax has wide hooves to help them traverse through vast sands and a bright white coat that reflects sun rays and keeps them cool during extreme heat.

Happy July! Here`s what we have coming up this month

Happy #WorldPorcupineDay! Empanada got some sun recently. As you can see, his orange fur has started to go away and his quills are coming through. They grow up so fast

Say hello to Naji, our newest little champion stepping hoof on the African Adventure savannas. Born to mother, Amina, his name means `survivor`. Learn all about the inspiring story that lead to his name choice at our link in bio.

Dara has the right idea for this heat wave
: ZCS Courtney

Meet Ime (pronounced EE-May). Ime was born May 12th and can be seen at our colobus habitat usually holding tight to mother, Shani, or big sister, Pi. Like all colobus babies, she was born completely white and will begin growing black hair over the next few months.: ZCS Heather

Its everyone`s favorite `pookiepine` . Our baby porcupine now has a name! Named after a delicious Latin American pastry, meet Empanada. He has been growing and munching on leaves completely unaware of his social media stardom.

Over 200,000 species—including not just bees, but also thousands of other insects, birds, and small mammals—play a vital role in pollinating our food supply. You can learn about some of them in our Big Bugs walkthrough exhibit. #PollinatorWeek
