Hares of Oakland, be forewarned: The world's fastest tortoise has screeched into town. The newest residents at the Oakland Zoo are a trio of the swiftest - and oddest - tortoises in the world. The ...

The Oakland Zoo and its staff are excited about the latest bundle of joy to join them, ... "They're pretty amazing. They don't look like they should be real, but they are," she said.

On Saturday morning, an Oakland resident looked outside to see an unusual visitor at their front door: an escaped bird from the Oakland Zoo. It's been a stressful week for the Oakland Zoo workers ...

When the sun sets on the Oakland Zoo this month, a new set of animals will come to life. Filled with thousands of LED lights, these illuminated lantern creatures — some as large as 25 feet tall ...

Today, the Oakland Zoo is pretty much fully open, bouncing back after a rough pandemic year that included almost closing for good and the departure of its longtime CEO and champion Dr. Joel Parrott.

Oakland Zoo CEO Nik Dehejia was also thrilled the zoo doors were finally open after last month's atmospheric rivers wreaked havoc around the premises. "It's been 35 days of chaos and closure ...

The Oakland Zoo has rescued a baby spider monkey after authorities found her in a drug bust earlier this month. They named the infant Violeta, who zoo staff say is in decent health and around 18 ...

The Oakland Zoo will be shut until mid-January or later due to a huge sinkhole that may grow larger and more obstructive with rainstorms forecast for the Bay Area this week.

Oakland Zoo announced for the first time in 75 years that the facility will no longer have elephants on the premises and is moving African elephant Osh to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

In late 2023 or early 2024, the zoo is slated to release its next master plan, expected to have twoflagship exhibits with an estimated cost of $150M. In late 2023 or early 2024, ...

KCRA 3’S. MICHELLE BANDUR, THIS IS BRIER, THE MOUNTAIN LION CUB. BEING CAREFULLY MONITORED AT THE OAKLAND ZOO. HE’S SO CUTE SEEING THE MONTH OLD CUB ONCE AGAIN BRINGS JOY TO MURPHY. ELIZA, WHO ...