Safari Park keepers prepare Aria the rambunctious black rhino for her new life in the open African Plains exhibit; will she heed their call? Zoo staff cares for 15-year-old legend M'bari the lion and his mate, Etosha. A vulture chick learns to eat from a surrogate puppet. And Yara the sassy cassowary grows up and moves into her own digs at the Safari Park.
Learn more about the animals in this episode
Rhinoceros
- Learn more about rhinos
- ZOONOOZ stories about rhinos
- San Diego Zoo Kids facts
- San Diego Zoo Kids story
- Black rhino conservation
Lion
- Learn more about lions
- ZOONOOZ stories about lions
- San Diego Zoo Kids facts
- San Diego Zoo Kids story
- African lion conservation
Vulture
- Learn more about vultures
- ZOONOOZ stories about vultures
- San Diego Zoo Kids story
- San Diego Zoo Kids Vulture Culture video
Cassowary
- Learn more about cassowaries
- Learn more about southern cassowaries
- ZOONOOZ stories about cassowaries