phoenix Zoo TRAIL CARDS
Arizona Trail
Native Herp Habitat
**Now Open!
Desert Tortoise
Gila Monster
Texas Horned Lizards
Box Turtle
Chuckwalla
More animals will be added soon, including Spiny Lizard, Collared Lizard, & Desert Iguana.
Identifying Features:
Scroll down or click 'Read More' for information and pictures of each species.
Location:
Arizona Trail - just outside the AZ Aviary exit bpast the Burrowing Owls
Coyote
Zoltan (pronounced ZOL-tun) (M) ~5/2019
Hilda (F) ~4/2019
Identifying Features:
Zoltan is lighter in color with wide set, lighter colored eyes. His tail has a white tip.
Hilda is darker in color with a 'saddle' just behind her shoulders. She has closer, darker colored eyes, and her tail tip is all black.
*Note: In winter, Hilda has the same coloration, but thicker fur. Zoltan has 'saddle', but less pronounced than Hilda.
Location:
Arizona Trail
White-nosed Coati
After member voting, the coatis have been named Juniper, Aster, & Sage.
Descriptors coming soon!
Three girls estimated to be 7 months old as of Feb. 2026.
The one with the prominent white "V" was dubbed 'Maggie Mae' after the Magma Mine near Superior, AZ, where she was found.
The other 2 girls were found together near Tucson, AZ.
I don't know yet which name belongs to which girl.
(see below for more information)
Identifying Features:
"Maggie Mae" - prominent white "V" on forehead - has been renamed, but not sure which is which yet.
Location:
Future Ocelot Exhibit (Old Mountain Lion)
Mexican Wolf
Jade (F) 5/7/2019
Luna (F) 5/7/2019
Scarlet (F) 5/7/2019
Identifying Features:
Scarlet had a dental abscess as pup, successfully operated on, left scar on face.
Jade has white tipped tail and a small spot under left eye.
Luna is the darkest overall.
*Click 'Read More' or Scroll down for pictures provided by Dave Bissegger.
Location:
Arizona Trail - end of trail past porcupine
California Condor
Awexa (M) 6/1/2008
(M) 4/15/2008
Identifying Features:
Awexa #95 white
new arrival - #91
CONSERVATION: The Phoenix Zoo supports The Peregrine Fund's work to address the primary threat to California condors - lead poisoning. Specifically, this project conducts trapping, testing and treatment of lead poisoning for condors in Arizona and Utah. Additionally, condors are monitored for highly pathogenic avian influenza and treated if this pathogen is detected.
LEARN MORE HERE: https://peregrinefund.org/projects/california-condor
Location:
Arizona Trail - next to Bobcat, across from Collared Peccary
Jaguar
Caipora (F) 9/21/2005 (pictured above)
Saban (M) 1/26/2013
Saban and Caipora are each in a separate enclosure. Currently, they are alternating which cat is in each.
Identifying Features:
Caipora (pictured above) has a slimmer face with a row of very close spots between her eyes, looking like a unibrow. She also has a white patch of fur on her right hip. She weighs ~115 - 120 lbs.
Saban is larger with a 'recycling symbol' under his chin. He overgrooms the end of his tail seasonally, but unsure why. He weighs ~150- 155 lbs.
