Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How large is an elephant breathing tube? Can a platypus get a CT scan? What does an operating room look like when the patient is a zebra?
Follow along this guided tour of Harter Veterinary Medical Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to find out. Our hospital is custom designed to care for animals of all shapes and sizes, and since opening in 2001, our team has cared for more than 50,000 patients while advancing innovations that benefit wildlife around the world.
Step inside one of the world's leading wildlife hospitals and see the specialized spaces, equipment, and expertise that make extraordinary animal care possible every day.
More on Harter's 25 years of innovation here: sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/2026/06/15/setting-standard
How large is an elephant breathing tube? Can a platypus get a CT scan? What does an operating room look like when the patient is a zebra?
Follow along this guided tour of Harter Veterinary Medical Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to find out. Our hospital is custom designed to care for animals of all shapes and sizes, and since opening in 2001, our team has cared for more than 50,000 patients while advancing innovations that benefit wildlife around the world.
Step inside one of the world's leading wildlife hospitals and see the specialized spaces, equipment, and expertise that make extraordinary animal care possible every day.
More on Harter's 25 years of innovation here: sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/2026/06/15/setting-standard
