OMAHA, Neb ( Reuters ) - A tiger that would rather play than mate is taking her heart to San Francisco . Shasta, a 10-year-old Siberian tiger at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo for the last seven years, is moving in June to the San Francisco Zoo to be a display animal. The Omaha zoo has an internationally recognized big-cat breeding and genetics program but it didn't work for Shasta, said Dan Cassidy , the zoo's general curator. The 295-pound Shasta rejected all attempts by male tigers at romance...Read Full Story
Some maulings and other incidents involving captive animals in the United States: Feb. 24, 2010: An employee at SeaWorld Orlando dies after being attacked by a killer whale. A witness told WKMG-TV that the trainer had just finished explaining to the audience the show they were about to see when the whale suddenly came up from the water, grabbed the trainer around the waist and "thrashed her all around" to the point the trainer's shoe fell off. Dec. 25, 2007: A Siberian tiger named Tatiana...Read Full Story
The San Francisco Zoo's beloved Siberian tiger, "Tony," has died. Zoo officials say they euthanized the animal on Tuesday after he refused food and appeared to be disoriented. Tony was suffering from arthritis and collapsing or hitting the side of his enclosure after taking just a few steps. At 18 years and three months, Tony was the second-oldest male Siberian tiger in North America. The species is endangered and only a few hundred remain around the world. Zoo officials say Tony will be...Read Full Story
Look, but don't taunt. The situation was about as bad as it could get for a zoo. On Christmas Day, Tatiana the tiger escaped from her enclosure in the San Francisco Zoo, mauled a 17 year old boy to death and severely injured two of his companions. Media coverage of the incident focused on deficiencies in construction of the cat's enclosure and the zoo's response to the accident, while the public recoiled in horror. It looked like the zoo's reputation had hit rock bottom. But when the going...Read Full Story
A San Jose man attacked by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Authorities say 24-year-old Kulbir Dhaliwal was taken into custody Wednesday after the vehicle he was a passenger in was pulled over by San Jose State University police. Dhaliwal was allegedly carrying three grams of cocaine. The driver, 26-year-old Tarlok Dhaliwal, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence...Read Full Story
Banana Sam, the squirrel monkey that made headlines when he was stolen from the San Francisco Zoo at the end of December and was later returned, will be back on exhibit starting Saturday.
Who says teaching children culture and history can’t be fun? The San Francisco Zoo knows how to make a trip to the zoo more than just a regular family outing. This past Sunday, the San Francisco Zoo celebrated Chinese New Year’s by hosting Chinese ...
Two Sicilian donkeys are getting cozy after arriving at their new home at the San Francisco Zoo, zoo officials said Thursday. The donkeys, named Pablo and Luna, are a gift from a private donor and are corralled together inside the Children's Zoo, officials said.
Abducted squirrel monkey and Twitter sensation Banana Sam has been returned, only slightly worse for wear, to the San Francisco Zoo. The 17-year-old, 2-pound monkey was found Saturday evening by someone in Stern Grove, who managed to coax him into a backpack and return him to the zoo, where zookeepers say he was hungry, cold, and shaking but otherwise fine and uninjured. As Banana Sam's Twitter alter-ego wrote on New Year's Day, "The zoo said...
A 17-year-old squirrel monkey named Banana Sam was found scared but healthy two days after he was taken. Banana Sam was "hungry, trembling and thirsty," after police returned him to the zoo, but a full physical examination showed he was...
The San Francisco Zoo is hosting a Year of the Dragon celebration for the Chinese New Year on Sunday, and a guest of honor will be Tully, the zoo's own resident dragon. Tully is a 4-year-old bearded dragon, a thorny reptile native to the arid ...
(TrendHunter.com) The San Francisco Zoo campaign appeals to those with giving hearts to step in and help out those animals in need. As this ad playfully jokes about, until animals have been domesticated to the extent that...
Tatiana was a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo. Tatiana escaped on Christmas day 2007 and killed a zoo visitor before being shot by authorities. The escape and mauling made national headlines.
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FOX News - Dec. 25: This undated file photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo shows Tatiana, a female Siberian tiger. Tatiana, the tiger that mauled a zookeeper last year escaped from its pen at the S
Zoo spokesman Paul Garcia said Tatiana the tiger and trainer were in a secure viewing area. There was no apparent danger to the public, according to Smith.