Upcoming Events
September 22
San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration presented by Cymer
September 23
Africa Tram Safari Comedy Tour Dinner at the Safari Park
September 27-30
San Diego Zoo Discovery Days: Reptilemania presented by Petco
October 1-31
Kids Free at the Zoo and Safari Park, Presented by Mission Federal Credit Union
October 7
Picnic on the Plains at the Safari Park
October 13, 20, 27
Spooky Sleepover at the Zoo
October 21
Oktoberfest Celebration dinner at the Park
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Panda Cub Name Game
 What’s in a name? If you’re our new panda cub, that monumental moniker needs to combine cultural significance, meaning—and creativity! It’s no small feat, and that’s why we’ve opened the process up for input from panda fans all over the world. Suggestions must be submitted in Chinese pinyin, the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into Latin script, and the meaning must be included. We’re taking submissions only on the San Diego Zoo Global website page through Monday, September 24, and then the Giant Panda Team will review all submissions and narrow the list. Officials in China will make their approved selections, and you’ll get a chance to vote for your favorite in October. The winning name will then be revealed in mid-November!
Big “Scale” Fun at Reptilemania at the Zoo!
 Four days of close encounters of the scaly kind await at Reptilemania presented by Petco, September 27 to 30 at the Zoo. Slither down our brand-new Reptile Walk, check out snakes, lizards, tortoises, and all sorts of other cold-blooded critters, and enter our Instragram contest. There’s more reptilian revelry than you can shake a tail at!
 San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration: Online Auction—Last Chance!
Today (9/21) is the last day to bid on a variety of animal-themed items in our San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration Online Auction. All proceeds benefit San Diego Zoo Global’s wildlife conservation efforts. Make your bid to save wildlife!
Savor Sunday Brunch at Albert’s at the Zoo
 Albert’s Restaurant at the Zoo is now offering a menu of scrumptious brunch selections on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon! And what better to top off your entrée than a Bloody Mary or bottomless Mimosas? For reservations, please call Albert’s Restaurant at 619-685-3200.
Big Boys (and Girls) on Our September Wish List
 September’s Wish List is dedicated to all our larger creatures and their friends at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. We are featuring fresh sod for our female elephants at the Zoo, as well as a variety of enrichment items for our elephant herd at the Safari Park—including elephant pedicures! We also hope to provide a snow day for our polar bears, Chinook, Tatqiq, and Kalluk, and our brown bears, Blackie, Scout, and Montana. For just $10, you can help us buy snow for the bears!
Panda Cub Adoption Special
Bai Yun had her sixth cub on July 29, and now we have another giant panda birthday to celebrate! Do you have a special someone’s birthday coming up? How about an anniversary or retirement? Just feel like getting someone a unique gift? Help us celebrate our panda birth by purchasing a symbolic giant panda adoption, which makes the perfect gift for the person on your list!
ZOONOOZ Has Gone Digital!
 San Diego Zoo Global’s magazine, ZOONOOZ, is now available in a digital format for download on an iPad! Get information about animals, conservation, and events, plus amazing photos, video, and other elements that you can use right there in the iPad application. This digital ZOONOOZ app is currently free and can be downloaded from the iPad App Store; search for San Diego Zoo ZOONOOZ.
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