San Francisco Zoo

Look Who Else Is Basking in the Warm Weather

You can't say there's too many days you'd prefer to be a zoo animal caged up and stared at by a bunch of squeaky, irksome kids who don't belong to you. But today just might be one of those times you'd trade lives with a lemur at the SF Zoo (hell, a chimp could probably do your job, right?). As you ... More >>

Watch The Zoo's Adorable Baby Tiger Cub Eat Her First Solid Food

It's Friday! This week was better than last week! What better way to celebrate/pass the time to beer o'clock than by watching a video of the most adorable tiger cub on earth eating her first solid food? (That is a trick question. There is no better way.) See also: Who is Cuter? Baby Tiger in SF or ... More >>

Are You Tired of Being Tired? S.F. Sleep Movement Might Help You Snooze

Are you that person who hops BART after a long day of work, headed for downtown Oakland, but winds up in Fremont because your so damn tired that you fell asleep on the train? If just reading that last paragraph makes you cranky and irritable, then you could probably use an extra few hours of sleep. ... More >>

Who is Cuter? Baby Tiger in SF or Baby Baboon in Oakland?

San Francisco might be losing a lot to Oakland -- residents, money, guns, Friday night fun -- but one thing we still do better than Oakland is make some damn cute baby animals. The Oakland Zoo recently announced a new addition to its troop of hamadryas baboons. The infant monkey was born on April ... More >>

Here's More Photos of That Insanely Cute Baby Tiger at the SF Zoo

Have you gotten your fill of adorable baby tiger photos? Neither have we. Fortunately, we'll all have the opportunity to watch this pile of cuteness in real time now that the 8-week-old Sumatran tiger cub will officially go on exhibit outside this Friday. The little tyke is itching to venture out ... More >>

Tiger Cub at S.F. Zoo Makes an Adorable Debut

Just like all babies, the new tiger cub at the San Francisco Zoo doesn't do much, other than yawn, sleep, and give people quizzical looks, but she sure is cute. If you can't make it to the San Francisco Zoo this weekend, check out the adorable new Tiger cub in this video clip. We're sure you'll ch ... More >>

Go See This Baby Tiger at the SF Zoo This Weekend. Seriously.

All babies are angelic and lovely before sprouting into angsty, trouble-making teens, and this 5-week-old Sumatran tiger that was born at the San Francisco Zoo is no different. Here's your chance to have a gander at this cute cub before she (it's a girl!) too grows up into a sharp-toothed teen. On ... More >>

Boone, Football-Loving Rhino, Didn't Like the Taste of the Baltimore Ravens

As promised, we're delivering some compelling images of Boone, the football-loving rhino, breaking his fast with a bowl of the Baltimore Ravens this morning. The staff over at the San Francisco Zoo mashed together this delicious vegetarian concoction of eggplant, yellow squash, and cabbage to repr ... More >>

Boone, SF's Football-Loving Rhino, to Eat the Baltimore Ravens for Breakfast This Week

In support of the San Francisco 49ers hard-earned ascension to the Super Bowl XLVII, the San Francisco Zoo has invited media folks to watch its black rhino, Boone, snack on some Baltimore Ravens for breakfast later this week. And those are one of the many strange perks of being a reporter. Obviou ... More >>

Top 10 Most Unforgettable Stories of 2012

As journalists, we're a bit sad to say fare thee well to 2012, a year chock-full of news that's certainly bolstered our livelihood. From cock ring wars and another World Series win, to local law enforcers robbing banks and bruising their wives, it's been one hell of a newsy year for San Francisco. ... More >>

Watch This Sextet of San Francisco Penguins Go Christmas Caroling

Penguins might not be able to fly, but they sure as hell can sing -- or at least this sextet of aquatic birds can. Call it a Christmas miracle, but somehow while bored at the San Francisco Zoo, these musically inclined penguins managed to harmonize the ubiquitous Christmas tune "Jingle Bells." S ... More >>

Giants-Orange-Haired "Good Luck Monkey" Officially Named Romo

It's official: That adorable newborn monkey whose birth coincided with the Giants World Series winning streak has been named, and we think you will be pleased. San Francisco, meet Romo.

S.F. Snookum Bears Enjoy Halloween Treats as Much as Your Kid Does (Video)

Admittedly, we didn't know anything about the Coati Bear until we caught sight of this video released by the San Francisco Zoo, which shows, among other things, how much Snookum Bears love Halloween. The SF Zoo released this video of two Coati Bears, Rosie and Maggie, chowing down on some of their f ... More >>

Baby Bison Dies After Leashless Dog Enters Paddock in Golden Gate Park

​It's been a dramatic week for the San Francisco Zoo, which has been coping with the mysterious disappearance -- and even more curious return --of a stolen monkey. Now, they are grappling with the death of a 6-month-old bison, which died last night after a small pup made its way into the bison pad ... More >>

Banana-Sam's Brethren: Other Memorable Human-Zoo Creature Interactions

​The disappearance -- and all-too-convenient return -- of purloined San Francisco Zoo squirrel monkey Banana-Sam turned the eyes of the world toward San Francisco and its simian population. It seems the 2-pound monkey is unharmed after an unscheduled captivity amid his regular captivity. All's wel ... More >>

Banana-Sam, Stolen Monkey, Communicates to his Fans via Twitter

He's back!​Banana-Sam, the squirrel money that was snatched from the San Francisco zoo last week, is getting a fresh start in 2012. The 2-pound primate was found roaming Golden Gate Park over the weekend, and is now resting at his more secure home at the zoo. The 17-year-old monkey is currently no ... More >>

Sam Singer, Master of Disaster -- What's He Thankful For?

​It ain't well and truly a disaster until someone hires Sam Singer. Had it been a possibility, the organizers behind The Children's Crusade, The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or a certain less-than-structurally sound tower in Pisa would have all hired Singer, the "Master of Disaster," to mitigate their w ... More >>

Free Ice Cream for SFoodie Readers!

​Ben & Jerry's is driving a truck around the Bay Area this month, dishing out free scoops of ice cream to all who ask. When the ice cream starts off at free, you might ask, "What more could SFoodie possibly promise your loyal readers?" How about a coupon for a free pint? The truck is equip ... More >>

Martha, the New Tiger in Town

Martha reportedly eats chickens and rabbits, not nachos ​Nearly four years after Tatiana the tiger was shot to death when she leaped from her cage at the San Francisco Zoo and went on a bloody rampage, mauling Carlos Sousa Jr. to death, the zoo has brought in a new big feline for onlookers to admi ... More >>

Richmond Safeway Remodel: Take Your Virtual Tour Today

Generally speaking, residents of the Outer Richmond, which includes your author, have it pretty good. We're close to great parks and beaches, exceptional Chinese food is never more than a few blocks away, and we harbor a dirty little secret: The fog isn't nearly as bad as we like to tell you.

Has a Deadly Anteater Come to San Francisco?

Ahhhhhhh!​Not exactly -- at least not yet. But who's to say the adorable baby anteater who just came into this world at the San Francisco Zoo won't one day be a match for the likes of Godzilla and Mothra?Bear with us, folks. This isn't just scare journalism. As we all know too well, the beasts of ... More >>

Nachos, Tigers, and Death: The Examiner's Bizarre, Tasteless Thanksgiving 'Treat'

Nachos? Seriously?​Following an utterly bizarre cover "exclusive" in the Thanksgiving edition of the Examiner exhuming the sordid tale of Tatiana the tiger's 2007 rampage through the San Francisco Zoo, we still have no idea why the beast leaped from its enclosure, mauled Carlos Sousa, Jr. to death ... 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 >>

Earthquake! Undersea 3.5 Temblor Strikes off West San Francisco.

​No, that wasn't a garbage truck or your amorous roommates (or, maybe it was that, too). A 3.5-magnitude quake with an undersea epicenter three miles from San Francisco Zoo in the city's westernmost corner rattled city residents today at 7:47 a.m.

Won't You Save the Squirrel Monkeys? Andalu's Hosting a Benefit

Just chaos/FlickrWe like to fart into wine glasses, too.​Dinners like the one happening at Andalu on June 7 have a lot to do with why South Park relishes poking fun at our fair city. On that night, the first Monday in June, 25 percent of the restaurant's dinner profits will benefit the Primate ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

Need someone to help you figure out how many grams are in an ounce? Here's your ace.​Gavin! Timmy! Tyson Beckford! Grizzly Bear! Immunity to cereal! What a week. But were you paying attention? 1. Putting the bizarre cherry atop a surreal sundae, an expert witness gave what rationale for 21-year-ol ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

What was the F'd up part of the bridge again?​This was a week for openings. The bridge opened, a sex club opened in one of the city's least sexy locales, and, speaking of openness and sexiness, an elephantine state Assemblyman was remarkably frank with his astoundingly filthy claims of sexual conq ... More >>

S.F. Zoo Maitenance Worker's Ghastly Tell-All Doesn't Say Much

Following the 2007 tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo, a former zoo maintenance worker, Lloyd Kraal, briefly garnered a place in the spotlight when he claimed that zoo officials ignored his previous warnings that the tigers would escape from their enclosure. He also claimed that his superior, Gog ... More >>

Saturday Night: The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Hilton

Chelsea HandlerGLAAD Media Awards May 9, 2009 The Hilton Review and sketches by Evan James Better than: All six volumes of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. So much great writing has been done about gay media awards shows--The Sound and the Fury, Moby Dick, Little Women. ... More >>

Benjamin Wachs' New Year's Resolutions

Snacktion: Wright's Pink Popcorn

Name: Pink PopcornBrand: Wright's Popcorn and Nut CompanyOrigin: San FranciscoFound at: Wishbone (601 Irving)Cost: $1.25Ingredients: Popcorn, sugar, corn syrup, coconut oil, soy lecithin, color added (includes FD&C Red #40), artificial flavor, waterCalories per serving: 130Why I bought it: I hav ... More >>

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