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Snow Leopard at San Diego Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Ramil, a male snow leopard living at the San Diego Zoo, tested positive for the coronavirus, the San Diego Wildlife Alliance said Friday.
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Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Zoo
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in what is believed to be the first known case of transmission to apes, San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG) announced on Monday.
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Southern White Rhino Calves Share Playdate at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Two southern white rhino calves at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park recently got a chance to meet during one seriously adorable playdate.
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‘Smudge' the Rescue Dog Sniffs Out Koalas In Australia
San Diego Zoo researchers stationed in Australia to provide relief for koalas devastated by months of bushfires have added an adorable team member to their search team.
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San Diego Zoo Matches One-Day Admissions for Australian Wildlife Relief Efforts
The San Diego Zoo pledged to match all money raised from admissions at its zoo and safari park Sunday and donate it to wildlife relief efforts in Australia. The organization raised more than $500,000 in the last week, including on Sunday when it matched the money raised through admissions, according to the organization. “We are overwhelmed by the support that…
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SD Zoo Researchers Save 12 Koalas From Australia Fires, Continue Rescue Efforts
Researchers with the San Diego Zoo rescued a dozen koalas from raging bushfires in Australia and plan to strengthen their efforts to protect the devastated species from the fires tearing through their habitat. Researchers were able to find the koalas as fires more than 2.5 million acres wide ravaged the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia, thanks to…
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Pair of Platypi From Australia Latest Addition to San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Two new platypuses zip, dive and splash in their new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park but — as the first of their species to live outside Australia in a half-century — the pair of semi-aquatic mammals play a larger role to conservation.
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Artificial Reproduction Shows Hope for the Endangered Northern White Rhino
The birth of a southern white rhino at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park may allow scientists to save the species on the brink of extinction.
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Watch: San Diego Zoo's Giant Panda, Gao Gao, Chows Down in China
The San Diego Zoo’s beloved giant panda, Gao Gao, appears content to be back in his native China, according to video posted by zoo officials over the weekend.
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Cells of Endangered Vaquita Added to Frozen Zoo to Help Save Species
Scientists warn that the genetic materials from two individuals won’t save the species if they go extinct in the wild.
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Giraffe Calf Born into ‘Modern-Day Ark'
The organization considered a groundbreaking collaboration between The Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global, released images Monday of the calf’s first moments of life.
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Vila, One of the World's Oldest Gorillas, Dies at 60
One of the world’s oldest and most beloved gorillas, Vila, died at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Saturday afternoon.
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Adorable Cheetah Cub Debuts at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
There is an adorable new addition at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and she’s sure to make you smile.
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San Diego Zoo Reveals Baby Hippo's Name
A baby hippo, born nearly 2 months ago at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, finally has a name!
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Oldest Breeding Male Gorilla in US Gets Heart Exam in San Diego
Heart health is important for everyone – including a very busy patriarch gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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World's 2nd Oldest Gorilla Turns 60 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Streamers, a cardboard castle, party snacks and six birthday cakes ushered in a special celebration at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park this week: a beloved gorilla’s 60th birthday and her spunky granddaughter’s first.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Artificially Inseminates Rhino in Effort to Save Species
Researchers accomplished their first artificial insemination attempt on a southern white rhinoceros at the San Diego Zoo, as part of an effort to save the critically endangered northern white rhino.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Welcomes 2 Baby Giraffes
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s giraffe herd has grown by two in the last three weeks.
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Twin Toucan Chicks Spread Their Wings at the San Diego Zoo
Visitors to the San Diego Zoo are getting their first glimpse of two toco toucan chicks, which are now actively exploring their habitat in the Zoo’s Parker Aviary, with mom close by. After spending nearly two months tucked away in a nest cavity, the pair flew from their nest last weekend. This is the first time in 32 years this...
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Rhino Horns Burned at San Diego Zoo to Discourage Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking
Rhinoceros horns and other items erroneously thought to have medicinal value were burned Thursday at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park in a demonstration meant to discourage poaching and wildlife trafficking.