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Q: How many animal stories does it take to make a Chronicle? A: 30, in two months.

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Q: How many animal stories does it take to make a Chronicle? A: 30, in two months.

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Q: How many animal stories does it take to make a Chronicle? A: 30, in two months.

Night Riders

Fairyland pulls an all-nighter

Best Unlikely Vista

Miniature Train Ride, Oakland Zoo

Tusk Love

An elephant's birth raises questions about breeding practices

Knocked-Up Oakland Zoo Antelope Delivers Adorable Baby

Welcome to Oakland, kid! ​When the Oakland Zoo last year obtained Etana the eland, a large African antelope, it turned out they were getting a two-for-one bargain deal. Since all the zoo's elands are female -- and since the zoo today announced Etana on April 21 delivered a beautiful little baby el ... More >>

Watch Zoo Creatures Devour Pumpkins

You're history, Jack​Sadly, the two biggest stories of late to emanate from the San Francisco Zoo were a tiger vaulting its inadequate closure and killing a visitor and a mentally ill man who believed the voice of Tyson Beckford commanded him to wander into the Grizzly Bear Grotto. There's a diffe ... More >>

Do Oakland Zoo Chimps Read More Than You?

It's a page-turner all right...​When the Oakland Zoo yesterday sent out a press release announcing preschool children donating toys and books to the Oakland Zoo, your humble narrator figured the zoo would sell them and use the money for a good cause. Wrong. It turns out, the toys and books are for ... More >>