The first male-female pair of clouded leopards at the Zoo, Toui and Joy, arrived in November 1974. They were in quarantine until January 1975, when they made the move to their new exhibit. They were curious but also wary and took their time cautiously exploring the new environment. They were the fourth and fifth clouded leopards that had lived at the Zoo, but the others before them had all been males, so the Zoo staff had breeding hopes for these two.

Three bontebok antelope arrived in San Diego in February 1974, after a lengthy saga of mishaps in which the antelope had to be quarantined not once but twice, through no fault of their own but because of other animals nearby. It all started with a trip to South Africa termed

There was something new for kids who loved the Zoo in 1974: Koala Club! This membership club for children ages 12 and younger provided them with their own membership card for free entrance, a decal (seen here), one free admission to the Children's Zoo, bus tour, and Skyfari, and their very own four-page newsletter!

New Faces

San Diego Zoo visitors discovered rare newcomers in 1974: a pair of gorgeous cats and some unusual antelope. Plus, kids could now join their own Zoo club!

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1974

New Era 1967 - 1976

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