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.

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 ...

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.

Want to feel like a meerkat? Crawl through a tunnel at the Oakland Zoo and end up face-to-face with a creature that looks like Timon from "The Lion King." Perhaps you empathize more with apes. Sit ...

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 ...

OAKLAND (KCBS) – The newest additions to the Oakland Zoo, four tigers recently rescued from a backyard zoo in Texas, were unveiled Wednesday to members of the local media. The tiger sisters ...

A young mountain lion rescued from Pescadero High School in San Mateo County on Wednesday is in "pretty good condition" and will be placed at an accredited zoo once he recovers fully, Oakland Zoo ...

The year was 1985. I was a young, brash reporter for the number-one morning radio show in the Bay Area — KSFO. One of my early assignments was to cover a story involving the Oakland Zoo. They ...