Gramma the tortoise, believed to be 141 years old and the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, was euthanized after suffering from progressive bone deterioration because of her age.

The city and the zoo also are renegotiating the 55-year lease that expires in 2034 — and requires the zoo to pay almost no ...

Dozens of kids reportedly went to the ER after exposure to E. coli. Several had acute kidney failure and said they touched a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo damaged a tempered glass window pane in its enclosure on Saturday, shattering one of three layers of the panel, a zoo spokesperson said. A video shared ...

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, ...

Zoogoers at the San Diego Zoo witnessed the startling moment a gorilla ran up against a glass viewing platform and broke it. The moment was captured on video. In the video captured by eyewitness Emily ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The startling moment a gorilla slammed into the glass lining of his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo was caught on video. A 10-year-old western lowland gorilla named Denny suddenly ...