{"id":4166,"date":"2017-06-29T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2017-07-27T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:09:10","slug":"must-see-san-diego-zoos-new-africa-rocks-habitat-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/?p=4166","title":{"rendered":"Must See: San Diego Zoo’s New ‘Africa Rocks’ Habitat Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you live in San Diego, or are coming to visit America’s Finest City\u00a0this summer, you simply must see the San Diego Zoo’s latest habitat exhibits – Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As a native San Diegan, I have watched the zoo grow leaps and bounds into a premiere world class zoo destination. For those of you who remember ‘Cat Canyon’, the steep grade 1930’s exhibit area, it has been transformed into an easily accessible, gently winding pathway with state-of-the-art homes for animals and garden spaces for plants.<\/p>\n

The new Africa Rocks<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0exhibits are broken down into six diverse habitats, and educate visitors on unexpected endangered animals. For example, I just learned that Africa has penguins. Wait, what?<\/p>\n

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I also learned that African penguins are the most endangered penguins in the world! After their nests were destroyed from fertilizer, and their food disappeared from over fishing, the population has plummeted over time. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

The San Diego Zoo is not only a stunningly beautiful and well-planned out zoo, but their conservation program is effective and exciting to follow. In fact, I attend every fundraiser that I can! Here I am with a friend and juvenile\u00a0python at a San Diego Zoo event last September. Adorbs, right?<\/p>\n

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To learn more about the San Diego Zoo’s recent efforts to help raise endangered African penguin chicks, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The cool new Africa Rocks<\/a><\/strong> habitats to check out are:<\/h3>\n

Kopje<\/strong>
\nThese boulder-strewn islands in grassland savanna are home for a variety of animals that live their lives among the rocks, including meerkats, hyraxes, and klipspringer antelope.<\/p>\n

Ethiopian Highlands<\/strong>
\nThis rugged mountain habitat is made up of craggy, granite peaks and plateaus. The unique species adapted to this environment include Hamadryas baboons, geladas, and Nubian ibex.<\/p>\n

Acacia Woodland<\/strong>
\nThis open woodland habitat features shrubs and grasses among thorn-bearing acacia trees. Leopards prowl here, vervet monkeys chatter in large family groups, and a colorful bevy of birds flit and nest among the branches in a huge walk-through aviary.<\/p>\n

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Madagascar Forest<\/strong>
\nMadagascar\u2019s forests are among the world\u2019s most distinctive, with dramatic limestone formations and spiny dry forest plants. This is home to species found nowhere else on Earth, including the extraordinary tree-leaping lemurs.<\/p>\n

West African Forest<\/strong>
\nThe dense, tropical forests of western Africa get up to 80 inches of rain each year, creating waterfalls, streams, and pools for fish and the dwarf crocodiles that eat them.<\/p>\n

Cape Fynbos<\/strong>
\nThe fynbos along South Africa\u2019s rocky coastline sets the stage for unusual species, including the weird and beautiful protea plants, small sharks that swim among the reefs, and the adorable, warm-weather African penguins.<\/p>\n

My daughter absolutely adores the San Diego Zoo and we get great use out of our seasonal passes.<\/p>\n

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So, needless to say, she was beyond excited when I showed her the new promotional video for Africa Rocks.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Check out the high-energy, summer-of-69 style rock video here:
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