Sacramento Zoo Content / Sacramento Zoo Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Kangaroo Undergoes Tests at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis /news/uc-davis-treats-kangaroo-sacramento-zoo <p>Brodie, an approximately 10-year-old a female kangaroo from the Sacramento Zoo, was a patient at the University of California, Davis, veterinary hospital this week for further evaluation of a suspected mass near her heart.</p> March 03, 2021 - 12:00pm Amy M Quinton /news/uc-davis-treats-kangaroo-sacramento-zoo Weekender: See Animal Sculptures at the Crocker /arts/blog/weekender-crocker-menagerie <h2 class="heading--underline"><strong>Modern Menagerie at the Crocker has a zoo connection; through March 31</strong></h2> <p>The Crocker Art Museum is featuring part of its permanent collection right now in <em>Modern Menagerie</em> an exhibition of sculptures by Loet Vanderveen, a California artist originally from the Netherlands. Vanderveen became internationally recognized for his remarkable ability to capture animals' subtle expressions and gestures with minimal detail.&nbsp;The exhibition primarily features works from the Crocker's permanent collection.</p> December 13, 2018 - 5:27pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-crocker-menagerie Coconut the Snow Leopard Recovers From Eyelid Surgery /health/news/coconut-snow-leopard-recovers-eyelid-surgery <p>Coconut, the snow leopard cub born at the Sacramento Zoo earlier this year, underwent a rare eyelid surgery on Wednesday, October 24.<sup>.</sup>&nbsp;51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis veterinary specialists and the Sacramento Zoo veterinary team collaborated to correct a congenital eyelid defect known as coloboma. This ocular deformity is sometimes documented in snow leopards under human care. Coconut was also born with other birth defects that impact his mobility.</p> October 25, 2018 - 2:44pm Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/coconut-snow-leopard-recovers-eyelid-surgery