A large zebra on a surgical table is not your everyday sighting!

A few weeks ago, guests had the unique opportunity to watch through floor-to-ceiling glass walls at the Animal Care Center as Veterinarian Dr. Pete Black performed an endoscopic exam on a female Grevy’s zebra. -- AND we want to share a few photos from the exam with you!

The Animal Care Center has been busy over the past few weeks. From treating a venomous timber rattlesnake to performing a pre-shipment exam on a cheetah and everything in between, Busch Gardens’ more than 2,000 animals have kept our veterinary team on their toes.

A Plethora of Pachyderms

Tina, Simba, Rosie, Carina and Karnaudi are not the names of the newest, coolest female pop group but of the Asian elephants that live here at Busch Gardens. You can find the Elephant habitat across from our newly built Animal Care Center in the Nairobi area of Busch Gardens.

April marks the one-year anniversary of Busch Gardens’ most famous pair.

Kasi and Mtani were introduced to each other last year and have been together ever since.

Kasi and Mtani, one year ago April 2011

A Busch Gardens post referencing Halloween? Must be about our amazing month-long event, Howl-O-Scream , right?

Busch Gardens welcomed its newest resident earlier this week: an adorable aardvark born Monday, March 26.

The healthy baby boy weighs about 4.8 pounds and is expected to grow to more than 120 lbs. within its first year.

When I say the word “deer,” many people picture a large, heavy animal with antlers. But what do you picture when I say Reeves Muntjac? Well, in science fiction terms, picture a deer that got zapped by a shrink ray! Muntjacs are only 3ft. high, weigh between 22-40 lbs, and have a bark like a dog!