For people looking for a unique holiday, the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens will be open on Christmas Day, even if it rains, the ...

For people looking for a unique holiday, the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens will be open on Christmas Day, even if it rains, the organization said. Some animals even prefer to be out in a downpour. Not ...

Following months of controversy, the San Francisco Zoo’s embattled CEO will step down in August, just days after saying she had no intention to leave the post. Tanya Peterson had been plagued with ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is set to receive another gorilla months after the sudden passing of beloved silverback Oscar Jonesy, officials said Thursday. The 27-year-old ...

The San Francisco Zoo is soon saying goodbye to Twiggy, a beloved female chimpanzee, and two others as they plan to temporarily close the chimpanzee exhibit and make room for a new program.

A chimpanzee at San Francisco Zoo and Gardens who was said to be one of the oldest in the United States died this week at the age of 55. The chimpanzee, named Maggie, was diagnosed with lymphoma and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Zoo announced Thursday it will say goodbye to its three remaining chimpanzees as it temporarily shutters its chimp program. At the same time, zoo officials ...

DALY CITY, California -- An endangered lemur, that police believe was stolen from San Francisco Zoo, was found by a 5-year-old boy and is now safe. The 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Maki, was ...

Maggie, one of the five oldest chimps in the United States passed away one month short of her 56th birthday, the San Francisco Zoo has announced. In the months leading up to her death, she was ...

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