A young spider monkey named Violeta is enjoying her new home at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued alongside rattlesnakes ...

"These animals are often torn from the wild under horrific conditions." Authorities rescue endangered creature discovered ...

After she was surrendered by her owner to the Solano County Sheriff’s Office in Vallejo, California, Violeta was taken by an Oakland Zoo Animal Care staff member to the Zoo’s Veterinary Hospital.

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 ...

2023 The Oakland Zoo is home to more than 850 native and exotic animals. Zoo officials wrote, “During the zoo’s closure, staff have continued to care for the animals and maintain zoo grounds.

Members of the sanctuary's animal care and veterinary staff will also visit Oakland Zoo to connect with his current staff and begin building their relationships with Osh. The zoo said it ...

"Those of us who know and love him, including our Oakland Zoo community, will miss him terribly," said Colleen Kinzley, the Zoo's VP of Animal Care, Conservation and Research Oakland Zoo/Facebook ...

The Oakland Zoo has just expanded its animal family by two! Earlier this week, the California-based establishment welcomed two orphaned female mountain cubs, according to a news release.

A choice that zoo CEO Nik Dehejia said was based on the social needs of the animals. “We looked at a lot of opportunities, could we bring elephants back to Oakland? But really at the end of the ...

This is the zoo’s second spider monkey rescue of the year. They are one of the world’s most trafficked animals ...