Discover five little-known stories that uncover San Diego’s quirky past — from surprising innovations to forgotten feats of engineering.

Lions, tigers and bears that managed to survive in substandard conditions at a now-shuttered zoo on the outskirts of Buenos ...

There’s a “gorgeous” new tiger in town at Fresno’s zoo, and her arrival has staff hoping for cubs. Photo courtesy of Fresno Chaffee Zoo There’s a new tiger at the zoo in Fresno, and her arrival has ...

The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla. The 26-year-old gorilla named "Cecil" will make his official public ...

SAN DIEGO — Most zoo visitors hope to see animals doing something other than sleeping when they visit. But some people who visited the San Diego Zoo over the weekend saw a little more activity from ...

Video circulating on social media shows the moment a gorilla ran toward the wall of its enclosure at a zoo in California and cracked the glass. Citing zoo officials' The New York Post said the culprit ...

SAN DIEGO — A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo broke a glass panel at his enclosure over the weekend, zoo officials said this week, frightening guests who were observing the apes. Ten-year-old Denny broke ...

The 10-year-old gorilla left a large crack in the first of three layers of tempered glass that separates him from visitors at the San Diego Zoo Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering ...

Visitors to the San Diego Zoo almost got too close to the animals on display, RadarOnline.com can report, after a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla nearly broke through a tempered glass panel and ...

Zoo officials said the two gorillas in the enclosure will be cared for behind the scenes while the panel is replaced. A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo sprinted toward a viewing area Saturday afternoon, ...

In May, a rare predator undertook an incredible journey to try and help save his species. Seven-year-old male Malagasy fossa Zaza left the sunny days of San Diego, California, and traveled more than 5 ...