Editing San Diego Zoo Safari Park (section)

=== Nairobi Village and Gorilla Forest ===
Originally a center for cultural events in the park, today Nairobi Village houses numerous exhibits for smaller animals. Among these are [[meerkats]], [[Rodrigues fruit bat]]s, an [[Africa]]n [[aviary]], [[ring-tailed lemur]]s, [[Chilean flamingo]]s, [[pudú]], [[fennec fox]]es [[Kirk's dik-dik]]s, [[sand cat]]s, [[yellow-backed duiker]]s, [[red river hog]]s, [[black crowned crane|West African crowned crane]]s, [[North Sulawesi babirusa]], [[South American coati]]s, [[lesser hedgehog tenrec]]s, [[black-footed cat]]s, [[pancake tortoise]]s and [[white-fronted bee-eater]]s.<ref name="nairobi_village_2006"/> A large [[lagoon]] is home to numerous species of [[waterfowl]], both foreign and native. Lorikeet Landing and Hidden Jungle display feedable [[Loriini|lories]] and [[lorikeet]]s, and African birds, respectively. There is a nursery where visitors can watch baby animals being hand-reared as well as a nearby petting [[corral]].<ref name="nairobi_village_2006"/> Finally, a habitat houses a troop of [[western lowland gorilla]]s. In 2014, Imami gave birth to Joanne despite a respiratory problem. She and Joanne were treated for 11 days.

In 2019 medical experts collaborated to do [[cataract]] surgery on a three-year-old gorilla, Leslie. This was the park's first cataract surgery on a gorilla.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla's Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park|url=https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/experts-come-together-to-save-3-year-old-gorillas-eyesight-at-san-diego-zoo-safari-park|access-date=2021-01-14|website=ucsdnews.ucsd.edu}}</ref>

In January 2021, two gorillas were reported to be the first known cases of [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] transmission from humans to apes during the [[Coronavirus pandemic in the United States|coronavirus pandemic]]. The gorillas recovered from the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibbons|first=Ann|date=2021-01-12|title=Captive gorillas test positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/captive-gorillas-test-positive-coronavirus|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Science {{!}} AAAS|language=en}}</ref>