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First Ever Giraffe Herd in Naples
Naples Zoo Premieres Five Reticulated Giraffe in Temporary Home Naples, FL – Naples will soon publicly welcome its first ever giraffe herd. Five representatives of the world’s tallest animal will make their debut on Saturday, July 31st at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. Guests will enjoy looking up at the giraffe in their temporary home [...]
26Jul2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Sumatran tiger at Tacoma zoo pregnant
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. — A Sumatran tiger at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma is pregnant and expected to give birth to at least two cubs later this month. Curator Karen Goodrowe Beck says the zoo is preparing for a 24-hour watch several days before the May 22 due date. She says staffers [...]
6May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Penguins at SF Zoo in tense love triangle
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A penguin at the San Francisco Zoo won’t be wearing a wedding tuxedo anytime soon — he’s still looking for his true love. Pepper, a Magellanic Penguin, did not find new love this breeding season. Last season, he was dumped by his long-term, same-sex partner Harry — for a girl penguin [...]
27Apr2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Firefighters pull lazy S.F. Zoo tiger from moat
Bay City News Service San Francisco firefighters got a call Monday to help rescue a cat — a really big cat. Battalion Chiefs James Blake and Lorrie Kalos and their crew arrived at the San Francisco Zoo at 8:30 a.m., after zoo officials decided their geriatric Siberian tiger Tony was spending too much time alone [...]
30Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Elderly chimpanzee from San Francisco Zoo passes physical with flying colors
By Linda Goldston – mercurynews.com For an old guy, Cobby did well on his physical exam. A cardiac ultrasound showed mild hypertension, but his body X-rays showed no surprises. His doctors were thrilled. There had been no fast food binges for this chimpanzee. At age 52, Cobby is the oldest male chimp in an accredited [...]
25Feb2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Zoo taunters face harsher dues
By: Mike Aldax After several incidents in which patrons of the San Francisco Zoo have either taunted the wildlife or snuck into enclosures containing dangerous animals, a city lawmaker is proposing to tighten laws and increase penalties for those who foolishly mingle with The City’s animals. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd’s proposal adds language to an existing [...]
12Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Trespassing charge tossed in zoo exhibit case
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—A judge has thrown out a trespassing charge against a man accused of making his way into the grizzly bear enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Wallace Douglass tossed out the misdemeanor trespassing charge against Kenneth Herron after his public defender argued that Herron did not [...]
3Nov2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Your morning adorable: Chimps celebrate Halloween at the San Francisco Zoo
As Halloween approaches it’s not just humans getting in on the ghoulish fun: Somewhere in Huntington Beach dogs are preparing to be dressed as sushi, geishas and other such nonsense (we say that lovingly). And at the San Francisco Zoo,…
23Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Struggling zoo’s troubles mount
By: Kamala Kelkar – SF Examiner A cash-strapped San Francisco Zoo kept its doors open when nearly 2½ inches of rain drenched The City last Tuesday, but not a single person walked through the entrance gates. With gusts of wind blowing up to 56 mph, zoo officials had to pay their staff until they made [...]
19Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Authorities name man, 21, who entered S.F. Zoo’s bear enclosure
By Bay Area News Group SAN FRANCISCO — A 21-year-old transient has been arrested after climbing into the San Francisco Zoo’s grizzly bear enclosure on Saturday. At a news conference Sunday morning at the zoo, authorities said that Kenneth Herron was the man who got into the one-acre Hearst Grizzly Gulch. He was not injured, [...]
28Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued