[1] In 1948, the Sacramento Union newspaper sponsored a drive to raise money to buy the zoo an elephant.

The day prior, Mayor Heather Fargo and other guests were dressed in black and white to greet the new arrivals, who were on loan for the "one year bash".

[1] In September 2014, the zoo opened Small Wonders of Africa with aardvarks, Wolf's guenon, red-billed hornbill, and other creatures.

[5] 35 acres (10 hectares) of the former ARCO Arena site were donated to California Northstate University to build its new medical center.

[7] In 2024, it was announced that the Zoo would leave the Land Park area and relocate to the suburban community of Elk Grove, about fifteen miles south of the current location, where it would be able to occupy a much larger space with improved facilities.