9.4K views · 435 reactions | Philly Zoo isn't just home to 1,300 animals, but 2 dedicated nutritionists who oversee the diets for all our animals, including these zebra mice. DYK: we're one of the only zoos in North America to house this species? Your help makes it possible李 Donate: phillyzoo.pivvit.com/donate | Philadelphia Zoo | Facebook

Share a family meal with our prairie dog colony. #NatZooZen . . . Grasses and leafy vegetation make up 98% of the prairie dogs’ diet. As such, their food provides all of the moisture content that they need—they don’t need to drink water. The Zoo’s animals nosh on leafy greens, root vegetables, herbivore pellets, hay and grass. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute