How to visit the Sacramento Zoo’s new animals as coronavirus closure comes to an end
By Sacramento Bee staff
The Sacramento Zoo will reopen Monday with new animals on display as its three month coronavirus closure comes to an end.
Visitors to the zoo will see a new alligator exhibit. Other animals on display for the first time are ostriches Clove and Cinnamon, and a two-year-old giraffe named Amirah.
▪ Visitors must purchase timed entry tickets in advance online at saczoo.org
▪ Daily attendance is capped at 1,500 people. Up to 5,000 people visited per day before the shutdown.
▪ Masks are be required for all staff and encouraged for visitors ages 2 and older.
▪ Signs will encourage social distancing.
▪ Some attractions, including the reptile house, are closed.
Amirah, 2, a Masai giraffe, sticks out her tongue at the Sacramento Zoo on Thursday. She will make her public debut on Monday. She is one of several animals that was added during the coronavirus shutdown. Renée C. Byer Sacramento Bee file
A pair of ostriches that were added to the Sacramento Zoo during the coronavirus shutdown explore their new exhibit on Thursday. “Their names are Clove and Cinnamon but I’m not sure which is which,” said Lesley Kirrene, the zoo’s marketing director. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Kate Cooley holds Ronnie, an American alligator who is almost a year old, at the Sacramento Zoo on Thursday. He is one of the additions that will debut during the reopening of the zoo on Monday. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Kate Cooley walks Ronnie at the Sacramento Zoo on Thursday. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Two American alligators rest in a new exhibit at the Sacramento Zoo on Thursday. A new exhibit was built during the coronavirus shutdown. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Cheli, a Sumatran orangutan, makes an appearance at the Sacramento Zoo on Thursday. “Some of the animals have missed observing our visitors,” said zoo Executive Director Jason Jacobs. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
