At The Living Desert, there are 450 animals to be fed—most of which need to eat every day. Our Nutrition Center prepares all the animals’ dietary meals on daily basis, from the largest animals like the giraffes, to the smallest which are the ants. Here we feed carnivores (meat), herbivores (plants), insectivores (insects), piscivores (fish), and fungivores (fungi) alike. Some of the animals are specialists, meaning they only eat certain types of food, while others are generalists that will eat a

Join us for a one-hour behind-the-scenes look at The Living Desert! Olivia Sandusky has been following along with the Zoo and Gardens for the last year to learn about their 600 desert animals and 100 global conservation efforts! And, we meet some adorable baby animals along the way. 'More Than a Zoo: One Year at the Living Desert' airs one week from today on NBC Palm Springs and will be available to stream online. | NBC Palm Springs