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Tag: wild animals

Posted inLocal News

Spotted by the Bay: Jaguar finds new home at San Francisco Zoo after years in Sacramento

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News Foundation May 17, 2023May 16, 2023

A jaguar will be living at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens for the first time in 24 years. An 11-year-old male jaguar was recently transferred from the Sacramento Zoo, where it had been living since 2012, according to a news release from the San Francisco Zoo. “Jaguars are the iconic cat of the Americas, and […]

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Safari West’s youngest rhino shares its name with a director from Hollywood’s golden past

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation May 2, 2023May 1, 2023
Posted inLocal News

A 100-pound bundle of joy: Safari West rhino gives birth to calf; mom and baby doing fine

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation April 4, 2023April 3, 2023
Posted inLocal News

A pending rare birth has Safari West steeped in birds, bees and ABC’s of rhino procreation

by Janis Mara, Bay City News March 30, 2023March 29, 2023
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Oakland Zoo vets optimistic about odds for recovery of saved mountain lion cub

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News April 13, 2022April 12, 2022
Posted inScience and Nature

Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We’re testing species from bats to seals to find out

by Jonathan Runstadler and Kaitlin Sawatzki, Tufts University January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

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