Photos: 11 animals you can see at the Reid Park Zoo
These animals will make your trip to the zoo a little more entertaining.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
Separated by a fence, the male tiger Baheem, right, rubs up against Sita at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, on Dec. 14, 2016. Raheem, a 15-year-old male, shares a fence line with Sita, but they are only together for breeding, which is how tigers behave in the wild. Sita and Raheem have had no cubs. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Nandi's Neighbors: Ostriches Lucy and Ethel mimic the comic pair
Male ostriches are black and white; females are brown. Here, ostriches at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo Animal Series
Aaahh, a giraffe finds comfort with the bristly end of a broom that is strapped to a tall branch at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
Rebecca Edwards, a zookeeper, works with Wesley, a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo. Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world and spend a lot of time in the water. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Nandi's Neighbors: Baird's Tapirs Toliver and Contessa
Tapir's love to swim and use their snouts like snorkels. Here, Contessa, a 14-year-old tapir, right, gets a smooch from baby Toliver at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo Animal Series
Herbie, a 70-year-old, 500-pound Aldabra tortoise, slowly moves toward zookeeper Karen Toca as she feeds him at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo anteater
Nico is a 14-year-old anteater living at Reid Park Zoo. Anteater mothers carry their young on their back. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo rhino
Yebonga is a 42-year-old white rhino living at Reid Park Zoo. She's been at the zoo since 1976. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo Animal Series
Zookeeper Alec Young walks around the lemur enclosure as he hides fruit and vegetables for them at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. The lemurs Tally and Junior receive lettuce, carrots, grapes and apples. Hiding their food helps to stimulate their senses as they search for their treats. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Nandi's Neighbors: Otters Pfeiffer and Hasani swim and play
Otters are built for water. Here, Hasani, a four-year-old otter, gnaws on a pumpkin at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo Animal Series
Using his massive claws, Ronan, a male Grizzly bear, feasts on a large salmon at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
There is no charge to adopt a desert tortoise.
Guests will get to witness a special training demonstration with the elephants before the concert.
A second red panda has joined the temporary exhibit at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson
Reid Park Zoo recently welcomed a baby tamandua — and it's a boy!