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Tyson Beckford

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    January 4, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    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 >>

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    September 8, 2010

    'Skyscraperman' Dan Goodwin May Climb Over Trespassing Charges, Too

    Dan Goodwin, possibly not trespassing​You'd think climbing up the side of the Millennium Tower in broad daylight would be an open-and-shut trespassing case. But, then, you'd have thought vaulting a moat and fence to recline in the San Francisco Zoo's Grizzly Bear Grotto would have been a slam dunk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Grizzly Grotto Trial Had it All -- Even Tyson Beckford

    When the voice of Tyson Beckford penetrates your head and tells you to enter a dangerous animal's zoo cage, things have become interesting​There's a fine line between bizarre and transcendentally bizarre, and the just-concluded court trial of Kenneth Herron blazed over it. Herron is the man who, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Wyclef to Play USF in Feb.

    When the voice of Tyson Beckford penetrates your head and tells you to enter a dangerous animal's zoo cage, things have become interesting​There's a fine line between bizarre and transcendentally bizarre, and the just-concluded court trial of Kenneth Herron blazed over it. Herron is the man who, f ... More >>

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