The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in William Land Park in Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It opened on June 2, 1927 with 40 animals. At that time it occupied 4.2 acres (1.7 ha), which remained the case until the early 1960s when the zoo expanded to its current 14.3 acres (5.8 ha). they had 609 animals on site, and posted over $4.4 million in total liabilities and net assets.

March of the penguins

On April 6, 2007 a new exhibit featuring six penguin

Penguin

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...

s opened to the public. The day prior, Mayor Heather Fargo

Heather Fargo

Heather Fargo is a former Mayor and former City Council Member of Sacramento, California. She was sworn in as Mayor in November 2000, replacing Jimmie Yee, and served until December 2008, when she was replaced by Kevin Johnson.-Early life and education:Heather Fargo grew up in Davis, Santa Maria,...

and other guests were dressed in black and white to greet the new arrivals who are on loan for the "one year bash".

Tall Wonders Giraffe Exhibit

Beginning in 2009 the Sacramento Zoo will be starting construction on a new barn and yard for the giraffes at the zoo. The current 40 year old wooden barn will be demolished and replaced with a new state of the art barn made of concrete blocks. The new barn will have a breeding facility for a future giraffe breeding program at the zoo, many large stalls for the current herd and soon to come giraffes. The new yard will have a lake for the giraffes to drink from a barrier made of trees and rocks, and a pavillon for visitors to get an eye to eye view with the giraffes. It opened February 12, 2010.