Zoo's Xmas Tiger Attack: The Nacho Angle
The San Francisco Examiner has an exclusive today on a case that has gone mostly forgotten: the San Francisco Zoo's Christmas Day 2007 tiger attack that left two young men mauled and a friend and the...
View ArticlePhoto, Interview On San Francisco Zoo's Baby Giant Anteater
The San Francisco Zoo has sent out a "photo release" announcing that it is the proud captor (well you know what I mean) of this baby giant anteater. (Click on the photo for a larger look.) This little...
View ArticleRead Eyewitness Accounts, Statements From the SF Tiger Attack
A tiger sits in a renovated big cat grotto at the SF Zoo, 2008. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty) On Saturday AP reported that it had obtained documents related to the 2007 mauling death of Carlos Sousa...
View ArticleBlinded Sea Lion Silent Knight May Be Headed to SF Zoo
Remember Silent Knight, the seven-foot sea lion rescued by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito after being blinded by a gunshot to the head? Well, it's quite possible that he may be headed to the San...
View ArticleStolen SF Zoo Monkey Banana-Sam Found
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken. Banana Sam was "hungry,...
View ArticleNew Baby Giraffe at San Francisco Zoo
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) A new baby giraffe was born at the San Francisco Zoo last week, weighing in at 130 pounds and standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, zoo officials said. The female calf, who has yet to be...
View ArticleVideo: San Francisco Zoo’s Baby Gorilla Takes First Steps
Look, let’s get one thing straight: If the San Francisco Zoo posts a video of its baby gorilla’s first steps, we’re going to put it up … The gorilla, who was born on July 17, has yet to be named, but...
View ArticleFour Baby Penguins March to New Home at San Francisco Zoo
By Tom Prete Ocean Beach Bulletin Four young penguins at the San Francisco Zoo joined the zoo’s penguin colony Saturday. (Tom Prete / Ocean Beach Bulletin) A quartet of baby penguins waddled through a...
View ArticleReport: Gorilla Enclosure at S.F. Zoo Previously Malfunctioned
Update Friday: The Chronicle reported today that safety issues related to a different door in the gorilla enclosure than the one that killed 16-month-old Kabibe last week at the San Francisco Zoo have...
View ArticleMorning Digest: 9 Stories You Should Know About Today
Obama’s immigration plan doesn’t grant tech world’s wishes (San Francisco Chronicle): … Though he offered detailed plans that could prevent the deportation of up to 5 million immigrants, Obama merely...
View ArticleZoo’s Xmas Tiger Attack: The Nacho Angle
The San Francisco Examiner has an exclusive today on a case that has gone mostly forgotten: the San Francisco Zoo’s Christmas Day 2007 tiger attack that left two young men mauled and a friend and the...
View ArticlePhoto, Interview On San Francisco Zoo’s Baby Giant Anteater
The San Francisco Zoo has sent out a “photo release” announcing that it is the proud captor (well you know what I mean) of this baby giant anteater. (Click on the photo for a larger look.) This little...
View ArticleRead Eyewitness Accounts, Statements From the SF Tiger Attack
A tiger sits in a renovated big cat grotto at the SF Zoo, 2008. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty) On Saturday AP reported that it had obtained documents related to the 2007 mauling death of Carlos Sousa...
View ArticleBlinded Sea Lion Silent Knight May Be Headed to SF Zoo
Remember Silent Knight, the seven-foot sea lion rescued by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito after being blinded by a gunshot to the head? Well, it’s quite possible that he may be headed to the San...
View ArticleStolen SF Zoo Monkey Banana-Sam Found
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken. Banana Sam was “hungry,...
View ArticleNew Baby Giraffe at San Francisco Zoo
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) A new baby giraffe was born at the San Francisco Zoo last week, weighing in at 130 pounds and standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, zoo officials said. The female calf, who has yet to be...
View ArticleVideo: San Francisco Zoo’s Baby Gorilla Takes First Steps
Look, let’s get one thing straight: If the San Francisco Zoo posts a video of its baby gorilla’s first steps, we’re going to put it up … The gorilla, who was born on July 17, has yet to be named, but...
View ArticleFour Baby Penguins March to New Home at San Francisco Zoo
By Tom Prete Ocean Beach Bulletin Four young penguins at the San Francisco Zoo joined the zoo’s penguin colony Saturday. (Tom Prete / Ocean Beach Bulletin) A quartet of baby penguins waddled through a...
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