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Galpagos Tortoise "Gramma", Oldest Animal Of California Zoo, Dies At 141
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galpagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
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Great Apes At San Diego Zoo Receive First Covid Vaccines
Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given Covid-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday.
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Gorillas At San Diego Zoo Safari Park In US Diagnosed With Coronavirus
As many as eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are presumed to have contracted COVID-19 from a human handler after one of the animals tested positive, marking the first known transmission of the virus to apes, zoo officials said on Monday.
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In A First, Two Gorillas At US Zoo Test Positive For COVID-19
At least two gorillas at California's San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday.
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Doctors, Vets Come Together To Perform Cataract Surgery On A Gorilla
A team of eye doctors in California tested their skills on an unusual patient -- a western lowland gorilla.
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San Diego Zoo Euthanizes 50-Year-Old Elephant
The San Diego Zoo says it has had to put down a 50-year-old Asian elephant suffering from old age.
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One of Last Four Northern White Rhinos on Earth is Euthanized
In a single day, the world's population of northern white rhinos declined by 25 percent.
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White Cobra in San Diego Zoo Now Has a Hindi Name: Adhira
The San Diego Zoo tells the Los Angeles Times that the cobra will be called Adhira, which in Hindi means "lightning."
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And Then There Were 5: Rare Rhino Dies in US
A rare species of rhinoceros is one member closer to extinction after one of only six surviving animals died, zoo keepers said on Monday.
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San Diego Zoo performs rare caesarean section on gorilla
Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed a rare cesarean section on an 18-year-old gorilla.
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Galpagos Tortoise "Gramma", Oldest Animal Of California Zoo, Dies At 141
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galpagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
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Great Apes At San Diego Zoo Receive First Covid Vaccines
Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given Covid-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday.
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Gorillas At San Diego Zoo Safari Park In US Diagnosed With Coronavirus
As many as eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are presumed to have contracted COVID-19 from a human handler after one of the animals tested positive, marking the first known transmission of the virus to apes, zoo officials said on Monday.
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In A First, Two Gorillas At US Zoo Test Positive For COVID-19
At least two gorillas at California's San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday.
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Doctors, Vets Come Together To Perform Cataract Surgery On A Gorilla
A team of eye doctors in California tested their skills on an unusual patient -- a western lowland gorilla.
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San Diego Zoo Euthanizes 50-Year-Old Elephant
The San Diego Zoo says it has had to put down a 50-year-old Asian elephant suffering from old age.
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One of Last Four Northern White Rhinos on Earth is Euthanized
In a single day, the world's population of northern white rhinos declined by 25 percent.
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White Cobra in San Diego Zoo Now Has a Hindi Name: Adhira
The San Diego Zoo tells the Los Angeles Times that the cobra will be called Adhira, which in Hindi means "lightning."
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And Then There Were 5: Rare Rhino Dies in US
A rare species of rhinoceros is one member closer to extinction after one of only six surviving animals died, zoo keepers said on Monday.
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San Diego Zoo performs rare caesarean section on gorilla
Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed a rare cesarean section on an 18-year-old gorilla.
