The San Diego Zoo's Rose Parade float won top honors this year. Photo provided by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance received the Grand Marshal award, given for most outstanding creative concept and float design, at the 137th annual Rose Parade.

The float, “Giant Strides Together,” transported viewers to the all-new Denny Sanford Elephant Valley, which will open on March 5 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

The float featured intricate designs of a few members of the African savanna elephant herd: matriarch Swazi and her daughter Qinisa, as well as Umngani and her daughter Mkhaya. 

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