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Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) Fact Sheet: Managed Care

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA)

Historical notes (ZIMS 2014)

First housed at San Diego Zoo (SDZ) in the early 1970s

Small colony included 3 females and 1 male

SDZ is currently home to the only colony of sociable weavers in the United States

Colony begun in the late 1990s

Current population (ZIMS 2014)

c. 60 individuals, as of 2014

Page Citations

ZIMS (2014)

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