Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, an original San Diego Zoo resident, dies at 141

Gramma the tortoise, believed to be 141 years old and the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, was euthanized after ...
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San Diego Zoo’s New Okapi Calf Just Turned One Week Old and She’s Already Stealing Hearts

The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed a new Okapi calf to its animal community. This mysterious and adorable creature was born at the beginning of this month and is the first of her kind to be born at ...

‘Queen of the Zoo’ Gramma the tortoise dies after century at San Diego Zoo

Gramma arrived in San Diego between 1928–1931 as part of the first group of Galápagos tortoises to come to the zoo.

The San Diego Zoo has $1 billion, and millions pour in each year. It’s about to get another income stream.

The city and the zoo also are renegotiating the 55-year lease that expires in 2034 — and requires the zoo to pay almost no ...