LOS ANGELES -- It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals -- a polar bear, giraffe and gorilla -- died within days of each other. The latest death occurred ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — An icon of the world-famous San Diego Zoo has died. KSN’s sister station, Fox 5, reported that Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise and the oldest animal at the zoo, has died. Gramma ...

Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated 141 years of age.

LOS ANGELES — It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals — a polar bear, giraffe and gorilla — died within days of each other. The latest death occurred Monday, ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by far the zoo's oldest resident, in what has been a year marked ...

Nestled in the shade next to the flamingo lagoon, a new plant species has been quietly growing at the San Diego Zoo. The dainty bamboo palm, as it is now named, is a new plant species that was ...

From a sunrise stroll with pandas to a moonlit campout among giraffes, this three-day itinerary blends luxury, learning, and a dash of childhood wonder. ByKim Westerman, Former Contributor. Forbes ...

Marco Wendt was 16 when he got a summer job at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, then known as the Wild Animal Park. A first-generation Mexican American, the first of his family born in the U.S., Wendt says ...

Giraffes at the San Diego Zoo. (Photo by Rocky Smolin/Special to Times of San Diego) This did not start out as a book review. But when an opportunity arose to visit the San Diego Zoo last week after ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced it recently welcomed a southern white rhino from the San Diego Zoo Safari ...