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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 zoo in the [...]
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 law that [...]
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 intend to [...]
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 the executive [...]
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, despite coming [...]
Man sneaks into grizzly exhibit at S.F. Zoo
Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle
A man sneaked into the grizzly bear exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday and was taken into custody almost immediately without suffering any major injuries, city officials said.
The quickly resolved incident indicates that safety procedures instated after a fatal tiger attack in 2007 are working, said Nathan Ballard, a [...]
At its 80th anniversary, S.F. Zoo reassesses
Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
When the San Francisco Zoo opened during the Great Depression, chimpanzees were trained to ride elephants and zookeepers pried open big hippo jaws for applause.
Eight decades later, the carnival has been replaced by conservation: The endangered aye-aye lemur lives in a pitch-black exhibit, so visitors can only glimpse the [...]
Cash-strapped zoo may close some exhibits
By: Katie Worth – San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Zoo may permanently shutter some of its exhibits and reduce its hours, among other cost-cutting measures, to help balance its budget.
Zoo Director Tanya Peterson said staff will be “looking at those old exhibits that might no longer work for the zoo” in an effort to save [...]
San Francisco Zoo opens up lion and tiger house, but won’t show off feedings
Bay City News Service
The San Francisco Zoo has reopened its Lion House to the public for the first time in about two years, zoo officials announced today.
The Lion House, home to Siberian and Sumatran tigers, African lions and snow leopards, opened Thursday afternoon and will remain open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for [...]
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It's great that these animals have been given an additional opportunity to survive. 
i think the baby elephant should be named ; ABENI This is an african meaning for" miracle girl prayed for ...
I have been in Naples Zoo already and I've seen panthers there!!I really had a good time visiting the place!!And ...
I was very sorry to hear of this. We have been so blessed at our San Diego Zoo, and ...
The gorilla exhibit at the Louisville Zoo is very attractive. This just makes it better.
Allen Nyhuis, Coauthor: America's Best Zoos 
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