The accompanying footage, shared Monday by Lajolla.ca, shows a man repeatedly bending over to touch a napping sea lion. That’s not only dangerous, but a clear violation of the Marine Mammal Protection ...

Paul Donn, a 36-year-old silverback gorilla, has joined the troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after being born there and ...

The San Diego Zoo welcomed a newborn female okapi calf to its Lost Forest exhibit, marking the first okapi born at the zoo ...

The zoo says it intends to follow the city's plans to offer discounted parking rates to San Diego residents who drive to ...

LOS ANGELES — It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals — a polar bear, giraffe and gorilla — died within days of each other. The latest death occurred Monday, ...

LOS ANGELES -- It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals -- a polar bear, giraffe and gorilla -- died within days of each other. The latest death occurred ...

The San Diego Zoo announced Wednesday the death of Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla, just days after staff made the decision to compassionately euthanize some of its longest-tenured animals ...

On the heels of last week’s devastating loss of a beloved polar bear and giraffe, the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday announced that Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla they called “the heart of our ...