Sid, a nine-year-old siamang gibbon living at Oakland Zoo, was caught on camera playfully goofing around with Raya, footage ...

Sad news from the Oakland Zoo: On Dec. 15 the Animal Care team got a call that there was “an incident” at the giraffe habitat ...

In a Facebook post, Oakland Zoo shared photos and remembered Zawadi as "our brave, sweet boy," describing him as "highly intelligent" and "remarkably social." The zoo said the three-year-old, who ...

OAKLAND -- Officials with the Oakland Zoo on Sunday announced the facility will remain closed at least through January 17th due to damage from a collapsed culvert that created a huge sinkhole at the ...

A wolf at Oakland Zoo proved that even wild animals can’t resist the temptation of Christmas gifts, sniffing at wrapped ...

Oakland lost the Raiders and the Warriors. The A’s are leaving this fall. Next to go? The elephants. But it’s not what you might think. Osh, the lone elephant remaining from a once thriving group of ...

The Oakland Zoo is mourning the unexpected passing of one of its beloved animals. Zawadi, a male reticulated giraffe, died in ...

The Oakland Zoo on Thursday asked for the public to vote on a name for a new male giraffe that recently arrived at the zoo. The 13-month-old and 10-foot-tall giraffe came from the Audubon Nature ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Zoo said Tuesday it will move its 30-year-old African elephant, Osh, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, leaving the zoo without any elephants for the first ...

"Those of us who know and love him, including our Oakland Zoo community, will miss him terribly," said Colleen Kinzley, the Zoo's VP of Animal Care, Conservation and Research Oakland Zoo/Facebook One ...

The Oakland Zoo closed 30 minutes early after it was reported that there was a fire near the animal park on Saturday. Fire crews responded to the 2-alarm blaze near the 9800 block of Stanley Ave.