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Titled "It All Began with a Roar," in honor of lion that sparked zoo's establishment 107 years ago, entry featured famous animals at the zoo and Safari Park

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San Diego Zoo’s new look is a love letter to the animal kingdom Pentagram partner Michael Bierut has brought all of the organisation’s work under a single brand, which is now known as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 17/03/2021 7:11 am The origins of San Diego Zoo date back to 1915 when, as legend has it, founder Dr Harry Wegeforth drove past an animal menagerie abandoned after the Panama-California Exposition and heard the roar of a lion named Rex. Today, the San Diego Zoo and San Die...