LA Weekly

Proper NYE/NYD Returns to Petco Park to Ring in 2026 — with HI-LO, Noizu, Nora En Pure & Max Styler

San Diego will welcome 2026 with one of the West Coast's most lauded electronic music events Proper NYE/NYD, presented by FNGRS CRSSD, which returns to Petco ...
thederrick.com

Rwanda-back M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo

M23 rebels have announced they will withdraw from Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo. The move comes as a "unilateral ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Zoo’s new president/CEO talks about Elephant Valley, giant pandas and his love of bears

After Shawn Dixon finished college with a criminal justice degree, he packed up his pickup and drove from Sacramento to Alaska. He had planned to stay a summer to enjoy the natural beauty of the 49th ...
UPI

San Diego Zoo announces arrival of three fossa pups

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo offered the first glimpses of a trio of fossa pups who were born at the facility in July but have just started to explore their enclosure. The zoo said in a news ...
People

'Queen' Gramma the Tortoise, the Oldest Animal at the San Diego Zoo, Dies at the Estimated Age of 141

The California zoo invited fans of the late Galápagos tortoise to enjoy one of her favorite snacks, a "generous, fruit-filled salad," in her honor San Diego Zoo/I/nstagram Gramma, the Galápagos ...
New York Post

Oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, dies at estimated 141 years old

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
CBS News

Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, dies at about 141

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...
ksn.com

Gramma’s gone: San Diego Zoo tortoise dies at about 141

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — An icon of the world-famous San Diego Zoo has died. KSN’s sister station, Fox 5, reported that Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise and the oldest animal at the zoo, has died. Gramma ...
The New York Times

Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise Older Than the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White House. By Victor Mather Tortoises are slow. While most of Earth’s creatures zip ...
Los Angeles Times

Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, an original San Diego Zoo resident, dies at 141

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise at the San Diego Zoo believed to be 141 years old, was euthanized after ...
Times of San Diego

‘Queen of the Zoo’ Gramma the tortoise dies after century at San Diego Zoo

Gramma at the zoo’s celebration of what’s believed to have been her 138th birthday in 2022. (Image from @SanDiegoZoo on YouTube) Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise that the San Diego Zoo called “a quiet and ...