San Diego Zoo

• Death of Emara, beloved giraffe, confirmed as ‘tragic accident’: Calgary Zoo

  Emara the 12-year-old giraffe’s death has been confirmed as a 'tragic accident' by the Calgary Zoo. 'Our entire zoo family is still mourning this sudden and tragic loss.'

  Canada

  May 29, 2023
  
• Elephant charges at dad, toddler seeking photo inside zoo enclosure

  No one was injured after the very close encounter between a father, a daughter and a fully grown African elephant at the San Diego Zoo.

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  Mar 22, 2021
  
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• COVID-19 cases among San Diego gorillas have keepers at Calgary Zoo watching animals ‘like a hawk’

  Zookeepers are also keeping special watch on Calgary's pregnant gorilla: 'She would be, and her offspring, probably our most sensitive individuals.'

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2021
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• Gorillas at San Diego park test positive for coronavirus

  Veterinarians are closely monitoring the gorillas and they will remain in their habitat at the park, north of San Diego.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2021
• 2 elderly African lions die at California zoos

  Two beloved, elderly lions have died at zoos in California.

  World

  May 22, 2019
• ‘I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas’ singer finally gets her hippo – 60 years later

  Oklahoma City native Gayla Peevey has welcomed another hippopotamus to the city's zoo, more than 60 years after her song about wanting one for Christmas helped the facility purchase its first.

  Lifestyle

  Dec 13, 2017
• Smuggled baby tiger cub found by border guards in California

  Border officers near San Diego, Calif. seized some unusual cargo this week: a baby tiger.

  Trending

  Aug 24, 2017
• Meet the Calgary Zoo’s newest giraffe

  The Calgary Zoo is showing off a newly acquired female giraffe.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2016
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• San Diego Zoo burns rhino horns to protest poaching

  The San Diego Zoo burned items containing rhinoceros horn with an estimated black market value of $1 million in a symbolic gesture Thursday to show the U.S. is committed to ending illegal wildlife trafficking.

  World

  Sep 8, 2016
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• San Diego giraffe delivers stillborn calf en route to Calgary Zoo

  Officials said after the still birth, the mother giraffe was “assessed by a zoo veterinarian at which point the animal was cleared to continue on.”

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2016