SFist has had zoos on the brain lately. We're three-fourths of the way through A Carnivore's Inquiry, where in which the heroine (or is she an anti-heroine? We haven't finished the book yet, so we're not sure) liberates a three legged wolf from The Indianapolis Zoo. As we hail from Indy, we've visited that Zoo many times, and concede that it is very nice. However, reading this book has made us think a lot about the ethical nature of zoos, and we encourage you to do the same. When does a zoo cross the line from preserving life and educating the public, into circus animal abuse? We urge all of you to consider this the next time you visit your local zoo.

Which you should definitely do soon, because things are getting hella cute at a lot of Bay Area zoos! First, there's Osh, the Oakland Zoo's new African elephant, who, like many men new to the Bay Area, has already been set up with all the available females of the same species.

Then, there's a new baby wallaby at San Jose's Happy Hollow Park and Zoo. This story is great: the baby was actually born in January, but has been living in her mother's pouch since then, and was only recently noticed by zoo staff.

SFist welcomes all these new animals to the Bay Area and hopes that their time here is happy, healthy, and safe.