Visit African savanna elephants at the San Diego Zoo’s Elephant Odyssey. It features our world-class Elephant Care Center, with state-of-the-art assistive technology that allows us to offer highly specialized care for elephants with unique physical needs.

At Elephant Odyssey, you can experience the world’s largest land mammal! Elephants spend up to 16 hours per day eating and can eat as much as 330 pounds of food in one day—so you’re likely to see them munching on something.

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 10, 2023) – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has announced construction is officially underway on the largest and most transformative project in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s 50-year history. The all-new Denny Sanford Elephant Valley will reimagine the heart of the Safari Park, turning the current elephant environment into ...

Two juvenile male African elephants, Tsandzikle (meaning “beloved”) and Inhlonipho (meaning “courteous”) have taken up residence at the San Diego Zoo Elephant Odyssey habitat. The males, who arrived from the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park earlier this week, are adjusting well to their new surroundings.

The Safari Park’s elephant habitats spread out over six acres and are divided into two main yards, providing all the elephants with opportunities for social interaction. With eight African elephants, there’s always something happening!

Your expedition through Elephant Valley at the Safari Park will take you into the heart of the savanna. With vistas on both sides of the pathway, the sights and sounds of the African grasslands will come alive, transporting you to a place …

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For decades, conserving African elephants has been a high priority for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Scientific studies conducted in the field and with our elephant herds at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park give us a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of the species and to help develop conservation solutions that we can apply ...

Join us August 12– 14 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as we celebrate World Elephant Day, Zuli the elephant calf's fourth birthday, and the global conservation work you make possible to secure the future for elephants and their dynamic ecosystems— all weekend long!

An umbrella species and ecosystem engineer, the conservation of the African elephant is of global significance. For more than a decade, conserving this iconic species has been a high priority for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.