tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82708844879503338112024-03-05T18:44:51.312-08:00goobers sfzoo friendsa who's who at the san francisco zoo!leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-18774551335755502362018-04-22T19:56:00.001-07:002018-04-22T19:56:25.183-07:00Please Visit Main Blog
Hello to anyone who lands on this page.
I haven't posted to this page
in six+ years.
It was my first blog ever!
I wanted to share all the
info I was learning about the
SFZoo Animals.
If you are just starting to learn
about the SFZoo Animals,
Please read back through my posts,
there is wonderful
information and photos!
Over the years I have become
overwhelmed with
Zoo related issues,
that I leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-79760417639908067822011-12-11T23:09:00.000-08:002012-11-28T09:45:31.808-08:00new blog information
I have created a new blog that contains the information below, which is a one stop synop to all my zoo related sites. the direct url is http://mysanfranciscozooexperience.blogspot.com/ ... see link to the left.
Posting to this blog ended on December 16, 2010. Please visit my new blog which is continually updated iamnotananteater.blogspot.com
Note that on the site called leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-65339531149050723772011-03-20T15:23:00.000-07:002011-03-20T15:24:44.570-07:00A San Francisco Zoo CrimeLast month my friend lee and I got our zoo memberships revoked, without any reason given. I have tried to not make this public, by first contacting various VIPs. Those VIPs obviously don't care, since we have not heard back from any of them. Maybe the media or public won't care either, but I feel I need to speak out about this crime committed against us. If you are interested in the leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-72426668093915344382010-12-16T08:43:00.001-08:002011-01-28T15:51:30.167-08:00sorry, there will be no further updatesi am sorry for not updating this site since august. i have been conflicted whether or not to continue to update and have decided not to. i love my zoo friends and will continue to post photos of their cuteness on my shutterfly photo site (link on left bar), but i feel my original mission to educate and endear people to the animal residents only, helps an organization who doesn't see the leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-89274117956170618622010-12-16T08:40:00.000-08:002011-01-28T17:37:04.782-08:00visit my other zoo friend sites!learn more about the zoo residents enrichment fun here:http://thebigcatnip.blogspot.comsee more photos of the zoo residents here:http://gooberssfzoofriends.shutterfly.comvideo clips of the zoo friends here:http://www.youtube.com/user/leo811sfread more about padang and her milestone birthday here:http://tigerbirthday.blogspot.comphotos from padangs party here:http://padangsparty.shutterfly.com/leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-50127300960170964132010-08-21T20:53:00.000-07:002010-08-26T15:22:42.572-07:00we got em', flamingo chicks!i was told by a keeper on thursday that two of the ten ( i think) eggs had, i forget the term he used, pinned/pinged? (the day before) which means they had just broken the shell in preparation to emerge from the egg. from then, it should be about two days before the chick will fully hatch. that put babies for friday. the flamingos were my first stop today, as i must see babies! and yippee! ileo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-31627046773483703092010-08-18T10:08:00.000-07:002010-08-19T20:22:12.616-07:00new babies on the island!three twelve week old male penguin chicks, who were hatched on penguin island, have finished socialization and fish school. last week they took their big boy march along the parade route in their honor, that led them back to the island! pictured are each one of the chicks a week later. the one with the red band is named floyd, the black banded will be named by an auction winner, and the one leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-7929711957860694812010-08-18T09:59:00.000-07:002010-08-18T11:19:29.584-07:00capy happy!two year old capybara sisters (ria and kyme) born at the san diego zoo are now living at the puente! after losing our lottie last year, the puente has been missing cute little capy faces. the girls seem to be adjusting well and will at some point be introduced to the anteater couple who also make the puente field their home. i hope it all works out, it will be a joy to watch them all out leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-25907291273962871172010-08-12T19:01:00.000-07:002010-08-14T20:32:11.158-07:00happy birthday goober!today was goober's 16th birthday! my friend nica and i went to the zoo today to wish him a happy day! goober was happy to see us and loved our song for him! check out his big smile! he was saying "thank you for the birthday wishes! i am the goober-licious!" love ya sweet goob! ... when we arrived for our second of three rounds of goob bday greetings, the zoo camp gal brought over a card theleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-8070256117745304502010-08-12T18:48:00.000-07:002010-08-12T18:57:02.026-07:00happy belated birthday! sukari!african lion sukari recently had her first birthday as a resident of the sfzoo. she turned eight years old on june 23rd. the big cat keeper enjoys celebrating the cats birthdays, so special treats were given to her and her companion tunya (and all the other cats too!) last saturday. her birthday came during a time when she and tunya were separated due to her new birth control implant needing leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-79897903440709141442010-08-12T18:03:00.000-07:002010-08-29T21:49:45.962-07:00july birthdayssorry for the delay to anyone who is following the blog closely. the month of july was the birth month for many of our zoo friends. luckily with the cooperation of her keeper, sumatran tiger leanne's seventh birthday was celebrated! you can see photos from all the fun on the photosite (link at left). before leanne's party i went by and wished cobby a happy birthday! and when i went to leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-1439881855316903802010-06-29T12:16:00.000-07:002010-06-29T12:34:34.627-07:00sweet tonylast tuesday, sweet tony joined his sister emily and his companion tatiana, where i'm sure they are playing in a meadow in the afterlife. ... i could write alot on tony as he was one of the dearest zoo friends i've come to know. those who haven't had the opportunity to really know a non domesticated fur friend, have no idea how special they can be. tony was i would imagine, like no other leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-19254500181921409222010-06-14T20:36:00.000-07:002010-06-14T20:47:20.387-07:00birthdays!happy belated birthday to sam, the herd's male giraffe! he turned eight years old on friday (6.11). i love this pic of him i snapped last year, becuz he looks so much like his son dozer! ... today the fishing cat girls angelfish and goldfish celebrated their seventh birthday! this pic is of goldfish that i took this past wknd. angelfish still lives up at the fcc, while goldfish and their leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-4900484147008596652010-06-05T17:25:00.000-07:002010-06-05T20:23:05.795-07:00baby face!one of the emperor tamarin pairs have twins born last saturday! i was lucky to not only get to see these babies riding on one of the parents back, but the parent came up to the window as if to show us the babies! soooooooo cute! got some decent snaps too! in case you can't tell the babies are so small, their head is probably not even the size of a half dollar. precious baby faces.leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-88327767903755132092010-06-03T18:29:00.000-07:002010-06-03T18:34:40.071-07:00monkey business i heard about this from a primate keeper before the monkeys had arrived at the zoo. i am so happy they were saved! and look forward to seeing them live a new happy life!Zoo saves monkeys from euthanasia By: Kamala Kelkar Examiner Staff Writerleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-48150116443576240972010-05-31T08:24:00.001-07:002010-06-01T21:53:34.148-07:00happy birthday orkney!who wouldn't want to wish the happiest seal out there a BIG happy birthday!? my friend hazel and i went to the zoo today to do just that! ... the list i have shows today being orkney's 48th bday, but theres a discrepancy between the list and what's posted at his enclosure. i talked with the keeper and he did indeed come to the zoo in 1970 at approx. one year old, so that would make him 41 todayleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-57416663712322324302010-05-31T08:21:00.000-07:002010-05-31T20:02:03.640-07:00prince charlesin keeping with my black and white theme, i'd like to post about one of my childhood favorites, prince charles. sadly he is no longer with us. i've missed him ever since the visit i returned and he wasn't there. he was the only zoo animal i knew by name. i still remember seeing him standing near the edge of the moat in the corner grotto where he lived. he was really something to see. i leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-376594675901657232010-05-31T08:20:00.000-07:002010-05-31T09:36:09.469-07:00black and whitetwo pairs of gorgeous birds you will meet at the zoo are the black swans and the american white pelicans. the swans live on the west side of the pachyderm building. they are two females named sydney and sheila and they will greet you with a high pitched honk as you walk by! i am told by a keeper that they like seeing people, so i'm happy that this path was re-opened after being closed. my leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-66238557312816846472010-05-25T12:18:00.000-07:002010-05-25T12:45:31.774-07:00happy birthday gauhati!gauhati is celebrating his fifteenth birthday today! happy birthday gauhati! i hope there was a special treat in your day! someday i would like to know the hoofstock keepers well enough to be able to bring prizes and treats for their special occasions! i love the birthdays and want them all celebrated! ... gauhati is a big fav of mine! he is just plain cute! he makes the cutest faces when leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-25317636801099485302010-05-24T20:52:00.000-07:002010-05-24T21:24:53.752-07:00lucyanother friend who lives in the ARC that came out for a visit was lucy the opossum. how cute is this face? its very sweet looking i think and she seems kinda shy. her little ears, nose and feets are precious! you know i had to give them alittle touch! not sure you can tell from the photo, but she has longer hair than ones i've seen before. i'm not sure if that's a different breed, but leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-11327089009676292342010-05-21T20:45:00.000-07:002010-05-27T10:59:52.044-07:00sassafrasi first saw a photo of her online and was like what is that? (prehensile porcupine) and where can i see such cuteness?! since then i have been trying to meet sassafras for over a year! finally the other day when i got to go behind the scenes at the ARC i was able to! sassy lives in the ARC and is there when they are open to the public which is usually only 1p-2p on the weekends. i've gone leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-88961167882225579492010-05-20T19:36:00.000-07:002010-05-20T20:16:17.918-07:00intiyesterday i was lucky enough to get to meet inti the bobcat! i have a photo from several years ago that i have always had in mind and wondered "what happened to that bobcat?" cuz i haven't seen him in as long and even then it was from a distance as he wasn't on exhibit. then recently someone mentioned him and i realized he still lives at the zoo. he lives in the ARC behind the scenes area of leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-13345785316980357342010-05-20T14:42:00.000-07:002010-05-20T15:03:59.519-07:00june birthdays up!check the calendar part of the photosite, direct link> http://gooberssfzoofriends.shutterfly.com/calendar... archive photo from wishbone and annie's 22nd birthday in 2008!leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-59986957919453647042010-05-19T19:10:00.000-07:002010-05-19T20:01:16.815-07:00happy birthday ming wah and rigel!today was the female snow leopard ming wah's eighteenth birthday! i made some birthday themed enrichment prizes for both her and the male snow leopard rigel. the information i had didn't have rigel's birthday listed, but i found out last week that his bday was in april. so i combined the celebration to include them both! i was lucky that the keeper put stuff out while i was there so i could leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270884487950333811.post-45327380085707575152010-05-16T20:11:00.000-07:002010-05-16T20:49:11.927-07:00lions versus bugs!it was enrichment crafts out again yesterday in the lion grottos! my friend andiecatt brought some big bugs, which look like fantastical ladybugs, but she calls beetles. these paper mache bugs were put out for amanzi and jahari with their blood sickle treat inside! i was on amanzi's side, and only got pix of jahari when he came over after to make sure she didn't leave anything lol! andiecattleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.com0