SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is grieving the deaths of three beloved animals within the span of a week. A gorilla, giraffe, and polar bear have all passed away, leaving both zoo ...

Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated 141 years of age.

Giraffes at the San Diego Zoo. (Photo by Rocky Smolin/Special to Times of San Diego) This did not start out as a book review. But when an opportunity arose to visit the San Diego Zoo last week after ...