San Diego Zoo

WATCH: Cutest Baby Jaguar Cubs At San Diego Zoo

Posted 05.17.2012

There's perhaps nothing more adorable than a jaguar cub. Except of course, two jaguar cubs. According to ITN, a pair of jaguar cubs were born at t...

Creative Spaces: Where the Wild Things Should Be

Rana Florida | Posted 05.15.2012

Rana Florida

Ron L. Kagan made international headlines when he voluntarily decided to relocate the Detroit Zoo's elephants to a better home, a sanctuary in California. How exotic animals experience life in captivity is determined by the home that zoos give them. Here are some of the things that make this experience much better for animals.

David Moye

WATCH: Armless Man Feeds Giraffe With His Toes

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 03.15.2012

Tom Willis was born without arms or hands, but with plenty of dreams. And he recently got a chance to fulfill one of them: Feeding a giraffe with h...

Escape To L.A.: Our Guide To Family Vacations In Southern California

The Huffington Post | Sandy Mitchell | Posted 10.11.2011

Family vacations in Southern California can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning ea...

Our Guide To Family Vacations In California

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 10.04.2011

Family vacations in California can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we'v...

WATCH: Baby Hippo Dances Adorable Underwater Ballet

Posted 09.27.2011

Talk about a day brightener. Last month, the San Diego Zoo uploaded this short video of Adhama, a seven-month-old baby hippo who has moves like you'v...

Greening Your Holiday Gifts

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Terry Gardner

If you or your loved ones lean green, here are some possibilities for eco-friendly Christmas gifts. Of course, adopting a rescued animal or ...

Have You Admired a Tortoise Lately?

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Terry Gardner

Tony Perry's excellent article in the Los Angeles Times on the Galapagos tortoise digs at the San Diego Zoo, "...

Yun Zi, New Panda Cub At San Diego Zoo, Prepares For His Big Reveal (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Five-month-old panda cub Yun Zi is the newest addition to the panda family at the San Diego Zoo. He played around in one of the panda exhibit areas to...

Prized Giant Panda Gives Birth To 5th Cub!

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN DIEGO — Prized San Diego Zoo panda Bai Yun gave birth Wednesday to her fifth cub after a 130-day pregnancy that zookeepers said ended with a...

"Monkey Bear" Cubs Debut At San Diego Zoo

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN DIEGO — Two endangered Bornean sun bear cubs have been introduced at the San Diego Zoo. The twin cubs were born at the zoo on Oct. 25 and m...