Animal News

Bernie From Burney

Bernie From Burney Falls State Park Created more than a million years ago MacArthur–Burney Memorial Falls California State Park is far from the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary but there’s a story to tell. An orphaned newborn raccoon was found in the Burney Falls area. Her eyes weren’t open yet and she was being attacked by […]

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Some Pig

Feral pigs throughout California are considered a nuisance to many people, a treasure to some and fair game to others. Invite pigs Wilber and Templeton to a party and they will snack on plants, use their strong snouts to plow up earth seeking roots and grubs, and ultimately dig out a muddy puddle for a

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Cat & Bear

Some years ago a black cat moved in with bears Sequoia and Tahoe. The cat pretty much ignored female Tahoe, but apparently the female cat, now called Little Bear by a Zookeeper, is working to becoming male bear Sequoia’s new best friend. Often when Sequoia takes a hike through the “bear forest” his cat friend

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Lily Inside

Popular tortoise Lily is inside for the winter. A current Zoo exhibit sign explains that while her wild relatives are burrowed down in the cold Mohave and Sonora deserts, Lily is inside so she can work with Zoo Docents when they teach about the life and times of these extraordinary animals whose life spans can

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Gordon The Gecko

Rhacodactylus cilatus is the official name for Crested Gecko Gordon who was a pet for seven years and has moved to the warm exotic animals building he shares with Skink Solomon (who is in his 20th year), Ball Python Lucy, and Hog Nose snake Flick Geckos like Gordon are native to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan

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Welcome Burney

Burney From Burney Falls State Park Created more than a million years ago, MacArthur–Burney Memorial Falls California State Park is far from the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary but there’s a story to tell. An orphaned newborn raccoon was found and rescued in the Burney Falls area. Her eyes weren’t open yet and she was being

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Meet Henry the Bear!

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A restaurateur who dropped by the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary kitchen would be impressed with both the quality of the food – and the presentation.   The biggest bowls, of course, would be those of the biggest animals at the Zoo – the bears.   Henry lives by himself next door to neighbors Marty and Woody. 

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