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San Diego ZOO
Welcome to the
San Diego ZOO!
Quick Hamadryas Baboon
Facts for the Zoologist
Watch the Baboon cam at
the San Diego ZOO
Take a few minutes and just watch the animals in their We!
habitat:
Ask yourself what part of a Baboon’s (primates) typical day is occurring as you are
observing:
1. Gathering food
2. Grooming
3. Exploring
4. Relaxing
Watch the Baboon cam at
the San Diego ZOO
We!
Note that the Hamadryas baboon troop and Gelada monkeys share an exhibit (home)
with Nubian ibex, a wild goat species with large curved horns) in their habitats in
Africa Rocks at the San Diego Zoo.
1. Can you track and follow your tiger by their unique pattern of stripes?
a. Hint: Compare two or more of the tigers and find something that makes
YOUR tiger different from the rest!
Quick Elephant Facts
for the Zoologist
Quick Baby Elephant Video for the Zoologist
Watch the Elephant cam at
the San Diego ZOO
Take a few minutes and just watch the animals in their
habitat:
Ask yourself what part of a Elephant’s typical day is occurring as you are
observing:
1. Gathering food
2. Grooming
3. Exploring
4. Relaxing
Watch the Elephant cam at
the San Diego ZOO
Note that the elephants are so large, they require an enormous amount of food.
● Elephants may spend 12-18 hours a day feeding (almost double the time we spend at school each day).
● Adult elephants can eat between 200-600 pounds of food a day.
● As herbivores, elephants eat grasses, tree foliage, bark, twigs, and other vegetation daily.
○ Elephants can also drink up to 50 gallons of water a day about as much as a standard bathtub
holds.
1. Do you observe the elephants EATING or DRINKING? Take a second to record the
time the elephant is spending?
a. How is the elephant eating and drinking? What part of their body is used to help them?
i. Hint: Their trunk is composed of more than 40,000 muscles, making it strong and flexible.
You can keep on exploring the
San Diego ZOO!
They have more live cam feeds!