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Blistering New Report Describes SF Zoo as ‘Unsafe for Visitors and Animals’

Well, this complicates the push for pandas. A new report by an SF Zoo oversight commission describes the facility as “dilapidated,” “extremely outdated,” and says parts of the zoo are even “crawling with rodents.”

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Video: A Slumber Party With Sloths

At the Zoological Wildlife Conservation Center and the Sloth Captive Husbandry Center in Rainier, Oregon, "sleepovers" are being offered for animal lovers who want to hang out with adorable sloths for a night

Elly, Oldest Black Rhino in U.S., Dies at 46 at SF Zoo

Elly the Eastern black rhinoceros, the oldest surviving member of her species in the United States who has delighted San Franciscans for nearly four decades with her docile, plodding presence, died last Wednesday,

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Video: Koko The Gorilla Slaps The Bass With Flea Of Red Hot Chili Peppers

A photo posted by @sllollaryee on Aug 19, 2016 at 12:00pm PDT "This is a day I won't ever forget in my life," Flea, née Michael Peter Balzary, a founding member of

Bald Eagle Finally Found After Going On Lam From Palo Alto Zoo

Looking for a fun and free spring break activity? Watch Sequoia fly at 2:30pm at Byxbee @FriendsJMZ #sequoiatheeagle pic.twitter.com/KidwWOdLzt— Sequoia the Eagle (@PaloAlto_Eagle) April 6, 2015 A beloved

Masala The Red Panda Escapes Northern California Zoo, Heads South

In a code "red panda" cuteness emergency, one of the five most adorable creatures at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka has escaped. I repeat: Masala the red panda is on the loose. “She

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Oakland Zoo Animals Love Your Discarded Xmas Trees

The animals of the Oakland Zoo were a little late in the holiday celebration but they frolicked among Christmas trees yesterday. Of course, these were the discarded trees you didn't want anymore. Otters,

Oakland Zoo Gets Surprise, Anonymous $1 Million Gift

Just in time for Christmas, the Oakland Zoo just got an anonymous $1 million donation. The gift was given through the San Francisco Foundation under the condition that the donor not be revealed,

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Photo: Alligator Loves Turtle

Photo: SF Zoo, via Marianne Hale And now, for your late afternoon moment of awwww, we give you an alligator's affection for a turtle, care of the folks at the San Francisco Zoo.

SF Zoo to Change Tiger's Name from 'Shasta' to 'Martha'

In a jarring move sure to send local drag queens running for the glass pipe, the San Francisco Zoo plans to rename a new Siberian tiger "Martha." Which wouldn't be so criminal if

Country's Oldest Elephant Dies At Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Sad news, folks. This week at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, the oldest elephant in the U.S. died. Taj, an Asian elephant, passed away on Monday. The Association of Zoos and

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Reindeer Arrive at SF Zoo

Reindeer Holly, Velvet, Peppermint, and Belle arrived at the San Francisco Zoo this morning for the annual Reindeer Romp, which runs through New Year's Day. See more photos on Flickr and Facebook.

SF Zoo Welcomes Baby Flamingos

In addition to two new capybaras (the world's largest living rodents), the San Francisco Zoo welcomes this week-old flamingo chick to the family. Here the baby bird stands next to its father. The

Sousa Family Settles with SF Zoo over Tiger Killing

This just in. Carlos Sousa, Jr.'s family, who sued SF Zoo over their son's 2007 Christmas Day tiger mauling death, has agreed to a settlement. According to today's release: The parents of

Baby Gorilla Naming Contest at SF Zoo

You know the baby gorilla born at SF Zoo? The one whose biological mother abandoned it? Well, SF Zoo needs you help naming the tyke. According to reports, "the contest runs from February

SF Zoo Gorilla, One-Month Old, Surrogate Training

Still a baby, still (arguably) precious, here's a look at the San Francisco Zoo during a surrogate training session with the infant gorilla and her potential surrogate mom -- Bawang. If you recall

Film du Jour: Nameless, Emotionally Abandoned, Baby Gorilla

The first gorilla birth in over a decade, this little tyke plays "a contributing role to the conservation efforts taking place for this critically endangered species through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Mother Giraffe Dies at SF Zoo

An eight-year-old mother giraffe, one that recently gave birth in Febuary this year, died at the SF Zoo today. (Giraffes usually live anywhere from 15 and 20 years.) Gezi collapsed today a little

San Francisco Zoo Director Quits

In what must have been the six most shit-laced months of his life, Manuel Mollinedo, the executive director of the San Francisco Zoo, has resigned. Ever since Tatiana the tiger went for Carlos

Carlos Sousa Jr.'s, Tatiana the Tiger's Autopsies Revealed

Carlos Sousa Jr.'s autopsy report has just been released to the public. According to ABC 7's Dan Noyes, the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office's report details the massive (and pretty graphic)

Felon Charges Against Tiger Mauling Victim Amritpal "Paul" Dhaliwal?

Paul Dhaliwal--Christmastime tiger attack victim, and currently in the process of trying to sue the city of San Francisco over said attack--might be looking at some time in the clink. After Dhaliwal went

When Geragos Attack--Dhaliwals Claim SF Was Negligent

Looking to get a few well-earned bucks out of the city for the Christmas Day tiger attack that claimed the life of their (alleged) friend Carlos Sousa Jr., Amritpal and Kulbir Dhaliwal have

Leanne the Tiger Births Cub Triplets

The San Francisco Zoo announced today that Leanne, the 230-pound Sumatran tiger, is now caring for three newborn cubs. The SF Zoo, which came under scrutiny after last year's tiger-related mauling death of

Days of Our Zoo: Man Arrested for Taunting Rhino

On Thursday, Juan Zuluaga, 26, was arrested at the SF Zoo following a run-in with a rhinoceros. It seems, according to the Chron, that Zuluaga was busted for throwing acorns at Mashaki, a

Nom Nom Nom: Baby Giraffe Born at SF Zoo

Let's not think about that mauling incident or the possibility that one or both of the Dhaliwal brothers pissed into the tiger grotto, prompting the Christmas Day attacks. No, instead let's think about