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Oldest Magellanic penguin at S.F. Zoo dies at 40

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Man accused of stealing lemur told to stay away from San …

Police say someone broke into the San Francisco Zoo and stole a 21-year-old male lemur named Maki on Oct. 14, 2020. (Marianne V. Hale/San Francisco Zoo via AP)

Beloved gorilla, Zura, dies at San Francisco zoo

This 2017 photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens shows Zura, a Western lowland female gorilla. (Marianne V. Hale/San Francisco Zoo & Gardens via AP)

5-year-old finds lemur that went missing after break-in …

Police say someone broke into the San Francisco Zoo and stole a 21-year-old male lemur named Maki on Oct. 14, 2020. (Marianne V. Hale/San Francisco Zoo via AP)

Lemur missing after break-in at San Francisco Zoo

Police say someone broke into the San Francisco Zoo and stole a 21-year-old male lemur named Maki on Oct. 14, 2020. (San Francisco Zoo)

San Francisco Zoo’s tallest, oldest giraffe dies

Floyd is seen in his enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on Feb. 15, 2017. (Marianne Hale/San Francisco Zoo & Gardens via AP)

Roaming mountain lion may have killed 3 San Francisco …

A mountain lion captured near Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 18, 2020. (San Francisco Police Department)

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Zoo Releases More Than 1,000 Once-Threatened Frogs …

In this undated photo from the National Park Service, two California red-legged frogs in a stream during a routine NPS survey.

Pair of Bornean Orangutans Joins San Francisco Zoo …

One of two orangutans who recently joined the San Francisco Zoo is seen in a still from footage the facility tweeted on May 24, 2019.

2 Beloved Lions — Living at Zoos in San Diego and …

From left to right: M'bari, who lived at the San Diego Zoo from 2009 until his death in 2019, is seen in a photo from the park. Jahari is seen in an undated photo released by the San Francisco Zoo after he died in May 2019. He was born at the zoo in 2003.

Koko, the Gorilla Who Learned Sign Language, Dies …

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and showed the world what great apes can do, has died at age 46. He is shown in this undated photo with a handler. (Credit: The Gorilla Foundation)

Baby Gorilla Dies in ‘Tragic Accident’ at San Francisco …