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April 06, 2025

DZCA’s Baby Boom: Meet Our Newest Arrivals

Spring has sprung which means it’s baby season at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance! Learn about our newest arrivals and get your tickets to visit t…

BABY BULLETIN: BB’s Baby Is Here!

BB’s baby has arrived! After 444 days, we’re delighted to announce the birth of our long-awaited Endangered reticulated giraffe calf.

Caring for Sumatran Orangutan Berani Through Kidney Disease

Our dedicated Animal Care and Veterinary Medicine teams are closely monitoring Berani’s kidney disease following his diagnosis in 2024.

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We have wickedly good news! Our lesser kudu that was born on March 7 to parents Elsa and Machi has been named Elphaba by her Animal Care team! Sticking with the naming theme of strong female characters like her mother Elsa (from “Frozen”) and cousin Eleanor (from “The Good Place”), Elphaba, or Elphie, was named after the infamous Witch of the West from "Wicked." Elphie is altogether quite impossible to describe, but if we had to, we`d say she`s bold, curious, and seems to defy gravity when she zooms around her yard.

So if you care to find her, look towards the kudu habitat and please join us in officially welcoming Elphie to the herd. 💚

📸: Lead Animal Care Specialist Jordan B. and Volunteer Photographer Joan Reedy

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We have wickedly good news! Our lesser kudu that was born on March 7 to parents Elsa and Machi has been named Elphaba by her Animal Care team! Sticking with the naming theme of strong female characters like her mother Elsa (from “Frozen”) and cousin Eleanor (from “The Good Place”), Elphaba, or Elphie, was named after the infamous Witch of the West from "Wicked." Elphie is altogether quite impossible to describe, but if we had to, we'd say she's bold, curious, and seems to defy gravity when she zooms around her yard.

So if you care to find her, look towards the kudu habitat and please join us in officially welcoming Elphie to the herd. 💚

📸: Lead Animal Care Specialist Jordan B. and Volunteer Photographer Joan Reedy

Whoooo is that turtle you see? It’s Pete, our 40-year-old Eastern box turtle! 🪞🐢

📸: Seasonal Animal Care Specialist Kassi K.

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Whoooo is that turtle you see? It’s Pete, our 40-year-old Eastern box turtle! 🪞🐢

📸: Seasonal Animal Care Specialist Kassi K.

🐅 Happy belated 11th birthday to our fierce and fabulous ChloJo, the Sumatran tiger!

As the smallest of all tiger subspecies, ChloJo stands out not only for her compact size but for her big personality. Nikita and Viktor, our Amur tigers who also call The Edge home, are much larger in comparison to her. See if you can spot the difference the next time you visit!

Join us in celebrating ChloJo today with your best birthday wishes and stop by The Edge to see her!

📸: Volunteer Photographer, Joanne Ashton
#SumatranTiger #DenverZooConservationAlliance #SavingWildlifeTogether

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🐅 Happy belated 11th birthday to our fierce and fabulous ChloJo, the Sumatran tiger!

As the smallest of all tiger subspecies, ChloJo stands out not only for her compact size but for her big personality. Nikita and Viktor, our Amur tigers who also call The Edge home, are much larger in comparison to her. See if you can spot the difference the next time you visit!

Join us in celebrating ChloJo today with your best birthday wishes and stop by The Edge to see her!

📸: Volunteer Photographer, Joanne Ashton
#SumatranTiger #DenverZooConservationAlliance #SavingWildlifeTogether

Happy Mother’s Day from Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance! 💐

Today we’re celebrating the incredible moms across our animal kingdom who care, protect, nurture, and wrangle their little ones. Each day they play a vital role in the survival of their species and motherhood is in full swing at DZCA!

BB our Endangered reticulated giraffe and her growing calf, Thorn

Daisy our Critically Endangered Somali wild ass keeping up with her energetic foal, Aster

Elsa and Eleanor our lesser kudu grazing peacefully alongside their calves

Neliah and Kamara, our African lionesses, nurturing a pride that spans three generations

Eirina our Critically Endangered Sumatran orangutan raising her wild and curious baby, Siska

Adelaide and Lachlan, our red-necked wallabies, keeping their joeys safe and snug

Motherhood looks different across every species, but the bond is universal. Swing by today or this week to show some love to the wild and wonderful mothers of
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance!

#DenverZooConservationAlliance #MothersDay #SavingWildlifeTogether #giraffe #somaliwildass #kudu #lion #orangutan #wallaby #mandrill

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