San Diego Zoo

A sweet, little echidna baby was hatched at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for the first time in its history earlier this year, according to the city staple.

As more and more establishments and local beaches reopen after months of closures, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park have announced they will also reopen soon.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer welcomed health care workers at the San Diego Zoo a day before it was set to open to the general public.

The San Diego Zoo isn’t reopening until Saturday, but you’re just in time to join a very unique virtual tour of the zoo’s Reptile Walk. Animal Ambassador Rick Schwartz is joined by a special guest, Justine the North American beaver, to give us a VIP tour of the Galapagos giant tortoise and gharial exhibits.

Already a select few have been allowed to return to the San Diego Zoo and soon, the general public will, too. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares what changes have been made to keep visitors safe.

Diego, the Galápagos tortoise from the San Diego Zoo who helped save his species from extinction in a conservancy program on the Galápagos Islands, will be released into the wild in Española.

The San Diego Zoo is preparing to reopen to the public after being closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford gets introduced to a wild resident as she shares details on the reopening.

The San Diego Zoo will reopen after a historic closure due to the coronavirus. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more.

Two young greater one-horned rhinoceros calves braved one of the San Diego Safari Zoo Park’s expansive habitats by their mother’s side for the first time, exploring the massive site with full of curiosity.

The San Diego Zoo has announced the latest addition of its wild family – a male pygmy hippopotamus whose successful birth was the first of its kind at the zoo in more than 30 years.

The San Diego Zoo has announced the latest addition of its wild family – a male pygmy hippopotamus whose successful birth was the first of its kind at the zoo in more than 30 years.

The San Diego Zoo kicked off a 16-week free online video series for children ages 7 to 11 Wednesday, allowing kids to participate in virtual workshops to learn about the zoo’s animals.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the name of a giraffe calf born April 4. The winning name of the female calf — after a week-long online poll of more than 18,000 voters — is Zahara, San Diego Zoo Global officials said. The name is derived from Arabic origins. The other name voters could have chosen in the poll…

If you’ve lost track of how many weeks you’ve been at home, you need a Coronavirus Coffee Break. Refill your cup of coffee and enjoy watching two young penguins learn to swim!

It may sound difficult to celebrate Earth Day during the stay-at-home order, but the San Diego Zoo’s new partnership with the Earth Day Network will make it easy.

The San Diego Zoo is closed for visitors due to the coronavirus, but zookeepers are hosting a virtual spring break to bring their animals to families while they shelter in place across the U.S. Virtual Mission: Spring Break is live and will be online through April 19. 

For the next eight weeks, middle and high school teachers and students can gain access to 22 free, self-paced online courses through the San Diego Zoo covering a variety of taxonomic groups and individual animal species.

San Diego Zoo Global announced their new #WereHereTogether campaign, which will allow parents, educators, and fans from all over to stay connected to their favorite animals and species. You can virtually drop in on your favorite animals with the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park Live Wildlife Cams. We’re starting with the Butterfly Jungle Live Cam...

A koala joey who lost his mother to cancer is thriving thanks to zookeepers at the San Diego Zoo, who are providing him with round-the-clock care.

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