Tag Archives: San Francisco Zoo

Stolen SF Zoo Monkey Banana-Sam Found

January 2, 2012, 12:13 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken. Banana Sam was "hungry, trembling and thirsty," after police … Continue reading »

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Blinded Sea Lion Silent Knight May Be Headed to SF Zoo

February 23, 2011, 4:55 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Remember Silent Knight, the seven-foot sea lion rescued by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito after being blinded by a gunshot to the head? Well, it's quite possible that he may be headed to the San Francisco Zoo, taking up … Continue reading »

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Read Eyewitness Accounts, Statements From the SF Tiger Attack

February 14, 2011, 4:11 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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On Saturday AP reported that it had obtained documents related to the 2007 mauling death of Carlos Sousa Jr. by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo. The tiger had scaled the wall in which she was enclosed, killing Sousa … Continue reading »

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Photo, Interview On San Francisco Zoo's Baby Giant Anteater

January 6, 2011, 9:40 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The San Francisco Zoo has sent out a "photo release" announcing that it is the proud captor (well you know what I mean) of this baby giant anteater. (Click on the photo for a larger look.) The zoo says the … Continue reading »

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Zoo's Xmas Tiger Attack: The Nacho Angle

November 26, 2010, 1:05 pm • Posted by Dan Brekke
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The San Francisco Examiner has an exclusive today on a case that has gone mostly forgotten: the San Francisco Zoo's Christmas Day 2007 tiger attack that left two young men mauled and a friend and the tiger dead. The Examiner's … Continue reading »

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