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<title>Behind the Scenes at the San Francisco Zoo</title>

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<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2008 San Francisco Zoo</copyright>

<itunes:subtitle>A look behind the scenes at the San Francisco Zoo</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:summary>From feeding Penguin chicks, to enriching big cats, Behind the Scenes at the San Francisco Zoo is your source for what's going on behind the scenes.</itunes:summary>

<description>Welcome to the San Francisco Zoo's podcast! The historic San Francisco Zoo, Northern California's largest zoological park, is connecting viewers to wildlife, putting us at the forefront of zoos worldwide. This gives you an opportunity to learn more about what's happening here at the Zoo, including our exciting animals and exhibits, our growing education and conservation efforts, latest developments, and upcoming events.  The mission of the San Francisco Zoo is to connect people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature and advance conservation action.</description>

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<itunes:name>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:name>

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<title>Madagascar Expedition - Earth Watch</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>An update on our infant gorilla</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>A documentary style podcast series - trip to Madagascar with SF Zoo staff and a volunteer. This is one of four in a series, this one highlighting the trio's initial adventures to Madagascar.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Tues, 31 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>2:50</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, madagascar, earthwatch, sfzoo, zoo</itunes:keywords>

<description>SF Zoo staff and volunteer head to Madagascar for a special Earthwatch expedition surrounding the Carnivores of Madagascar. This is episode one of four in a documentary style series.</description>

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<title>It's a Gorilla! Update: 1 Month old</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>An update on our infant gorilla</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Infant gorilla receives bottle, stretches, and makes cute faces, while Corinne, our Curator of Primates narrates.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>0:49</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, gorilla, babygorilla, sfzoo, zoo</itunes:keywords>

<description>Rachel, one of our Ape Keepers is seen conducting surrogate training with Bawang.</description>

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<title>It's a Gorilla! Update: 9 days old</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>An update on our infant gorilla</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Infant gorilla receives bottle, stretches, and makes cute faces, while Rachel, an Ape keeper narrates.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>1:20</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, gorilla, babygorilla, sfzoo, zoo</itunes:keywords>

<description>Rachel, one of our Ape Keepers gives an update on our infant gorilla.</description>

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<title>Harry and Pepper</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>The zoo's male-male Penguin pair</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>A little bit about Harry, Pepper, and the chick they're fostering</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>2:07</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, penguin, babypenguin, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper, magellanic, sanfrancisco, baby animal, bird</itunes:keywords>

<description>Harrison Edell, our Curator of Birds tells us a little about Harry and Pepper, two special Magellanic Penguins at the San Francisco  Zoo.</description>

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<title>Tiger Cubs Out And About</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Our Sumatran Tiger Cubs playing.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Peek into a day in the life of our Tiger cubs.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>2:23</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, tiger, bigcat, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper, tigercub, sumatrantiger, baby animal, cat</itunes:keywords>

<description>Peek into a day in the life of our Tiger cubs.</description>

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<title>Tiger Cub Preview</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>A quick peak at our Tiger cubs</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>A quick look at the three Tiger cubs.  A full length video will be coming soon!</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>0:39</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, tiger, bigcat, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper, tigercub, sumatrantiger, baby animal, cat</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Sumatran Tiger Cubs</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Our three male Sumatran Tiger cubs get a health check</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Tiger cub health check.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>1:33</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, tiger, bigcat, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper, tigercub, sumatrantiger</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Big Cat Update</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>An update on the Lions and Tigers at the SF Zoo</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Following the December 2007 tragedy, the San Francisco Zoo's big cats are living inside of the zoo's historic lion house building, while their outdoor grottos undergo upgrades.  Amy, one of our carnivore keepers tells us about our comprehensive enrichment program for the lions and tigers.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>1:43</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, lion, tiger, bigcat, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Meerkats</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Eva talks about our Meerkats</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>The Meerkats that live in the Children's Zoo at the San Francisco Zoo, receive enrichment daily.  Eva, one of their keepers tells us a little about this.  The Meerkats can be seen in the Meerkat and Prairie Dog exhibit.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>2:14</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>animal, meerkat, keeper, children, zoo, sf, sfzoo, zookeeper, sanfranciscozoo</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Giraffe Calf Bottle-feeding</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Our little Giraffe calf, Bulldozer and one of his keepers.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Mike Cota, one of our Giraffe Keepers, tells us about the newest addition to the San Francisco Zoo's Giraffe Lodge, while bottle feeding the youngster.  This baby Giraffe calf can be viewed at the San Francisco Zoo's Giraffe Lodge and adjacent yards daily, and will soon be on exhibit in the African Savanna.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>2:10</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>giraffe, calf, bottlefeeding, sfzoo, sf, sanfrancisco, zookeeper</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Baby Siamang Followup</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Corinne gives an update on Sungai, our baby Siamang.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Sungai, our 1-year-old Siamang who was rejected by her parents in Albuquerque and then by her fellow apes in Houston, will be moving to Kentucky soon in her ongoing search for a family.  After our failed introduction attempts, its been decided that Sungai join two other young Siamangs at the Louisville Zoo.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>5:31</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>siamang, baby, animal, wildlife, animalkeeper, sfzoo, sf, sanfrancisco, zookeeper</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Wildlife Theater</title>

<itunes:author>San Francisco Zoo</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>A look behind the scenes at our Wildlife Theater shows.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Harrison Edell and Shannon Molacavage give us a peak at what it takes to get our "Back to the Wild" shows at the Wildlife Theater running. Sassafras our Prehensile-tailed Porcupine is featured in this episode of Behind the Scenes. Wildlife Theater shows are performed daily (except Mondays) at 12:00pm and 2:30pm only during the Summer season.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:16</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>sfzoo, zoo, zookeeper, wildlifetheater, wildlife, animal, conservation, environment, aza</itunes:keywords>

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