The San Diego Zoo announced 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, was the latest animal to pass at San Diego Zoo within the last week.

Maka, a Western Iowland gorilla, “was diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities” at age 5 but lived with “grace and vitality ...

The San Diego Zoo was hit with another tough loss Tuesday, announcing the death of a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla ...

SAN DIEGO — Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo, died this week. He was surrounded by the ...

Four Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo. The birth marks a significant boost for the rare species, which is extinct in the wild. The three females and one male were seen playing at ...

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has added the first plant specimens to its Frozen Zoo. The cryopreserved samples are from 18 endangered Nuttall's scrub oak trees, which are native to San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo and can now be viewed by visitors in the Africa Rocks habitat.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo and can now be viewed by visitors in the Africa Rocks habitat. The male infant baboon is named Defari ...