The media descended on Mountain Lake in the Presidio in 1996 to catch a glimpse of Golden Gator, a 3-foot-long discarded pet.

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The U.S. biathlon team hopes to end its Olympic medal drought with the help of Campbell Wright, a rising star and dual ...

Jane Cryan walked into a leasing agency on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco just before closing one evening in 1982. She was looking for an apartment that could accommodate her grand piano. The flat ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Zoo is mourning the loss of two unique animals after both were found to be deteriorating rapidly from health conditions. Eno, a 34-year-old red-bellied lemur, ...

When it comes to seeing holiday lights at zoos across the United States, it seems San Antonio is coming out on top. One of the city's most adored and family-friendly holiday traditions just landed the ...

SOME OLD FRIENDS. SO ABBY’S CARRYING IVY. SHE’S IVY’S FOSTER MOM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THEM AROUND. IS LOLA IN THE CHIMPANZEE FOREST AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE. THEY DON’T KNOW IT YET, BUT THE ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A 2-year-old wolverine at the San Francisco Zoo became the first of his kind to have a custom-made artificial lens implanted in his eye. Edward the wolverine had a cataract surgery ...

We want animals to roam free as much as the next person, but there has to be some limit. You shouldn’t have to share an escalator with a wildebeest or hippo, unless you that's what you want. Here are ...