by nickdkeyes | Jun 21, 2025 | Zoo Blog, Zoo News
There’s something truly special happening behind the scenes at Southwick’s Zoo, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. This spring, we welcomed the birth of three cheetah cubs, and their arrival has already captured the hearts of everyone on our team....
by nickdkeyes | Dec 20, 2023 | Zoo Blog, Zoo News
Through EARTH Ltd, Southwick’s Zoo supports and donates to Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB), a conservation organization dedicated to protecting Botswana’s cheetahs as well as other big cats and wildlife. The world’s largest population of cheetahs can be found in...
by nickdkeyes | Dec 3, 2023 | Zoo Blog, Zoo News
Four months went into developing a training plan with Paz, our blue and gold macaw, and Derrick Silva, an education coordinator here at Southwick’s Zoo. In these months, Derrick worked on building his relationship with Paz. It is important that they are both...
by nickdkeyes | Oct 20, 2023 | Zoo Blog, Zoo News
At the sound of a bell, LJ and Levannah, our African lions, run into their building. This is a part of their recently established emergency recall behavior. In animal training, the term “recall” refers to instances when the animal is cued to move towards a specific...
by nickdkeyes | Oct 4, 2023 | Zoo Blog, Zoo News
During the day our animals spend their time running around, swinging from branches, or playing with the enrichment left for them by their zookeepers. Once the sun sets many of them begin to relax and go to sleep. However, for some animals, when the sun sets their day...
