Nabongo and Bakari left for California today to join their bachelor herd at the San Diego Zoo. The two male Grevy’s zebras were born at the Phoenix Zoo last June and the public helped pick their names. Because the boys are reaching maturity, it is best to keep them separated from females.

Nabongo and Barkari are half brothers that share the same father, Punda. Punda had never successfully bred before coming to the Phoenix Zoo. Zebras are always bred based on recommendations from the Species Survival Plan. …continue reading The Bachelor(s) from the Phoenix Zoo

What does it take to ship out an animal? A lot of work! I recently helped ship out a male waterbuck, Bartleby, to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. The zoo decided this because our very old female had passed away and we didn’t want Bart to be by himself. The zoo had acquired Gerenuk and to make sure they had space we felt it was best to find Bart another home instead of trying to bring in more waterbuck. …continue reading Keeper Paige McNickle talks about shipping a male waterbuck to North Carolina: