Brain-eating worms known as "rat lungworm" have been found west of Texas first time on record. Here's what to know/ (CDC) ...

Rat lungworm, a dangerous parasite, has been detected in San Diego County wildlife, according to the CDC, marking its first presence in the western U.S.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park's new Elephant Valley offers an immersive experience, bringing guests closer to elephants than ever before.

The Southern white rhino Edward samples a birthday box of hay in 2020. Southern white rhinos are connected to the effort to revive the critically endangered northern white rhino, which has deposits in ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Former San Diego Chargers placekicker and San Diego-native Rolf Benirschke has been elected chairman of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Benirschke played for the ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a giraffe calf to a first-time mother who was also born at the zoo years earlier. The zoo announced Masai giraffe Mawe gave birth to her first ...

The giraffe habitat at the San Diego Zoo just got a new resident. A new calf was born on Nov. 30 between Mawe, its mother, and Chifu, the father. Both parents are Masai giraffes who were born at the ...

Families go wild when visiting San Diego, and when they throw in animal encounters, it gets even better. But here’s the catch: there are two big-name wildlife attractions in San Diego, and they’re ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo offered the first glimpses of a trio of fossa pups who were born at the facility in July but have just started to explore their enclosure. The zoo said in a news ...

The California zoo invited fans of the late Galápagos tortoise to enjoy one of her favorite snacks, a "generous, fruit-filled salad," in her honor San Diego Zoo/I/nstagram Gramma, the Galápagos ...

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...