Scientists used the DNA of a female western lowland gorilla (called Kamilah) who resides at San Diego Zoo.

CNN: First gorilla genome map offers clues to human evolution

On the evening of April 23, 2005, Karim uploaded the first video to YouTube an eighteen-second clip of him, standing in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo, wearing an ill-fitting hiking jacket.

NEWYORKER: Streaming Dreams

Ted Giannoulas was a student at San Diego State University in the early 1970s when he accepted a gig to don a chicken suit and hand out Easter eggs to kids at the San Diego Zoo.

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For instance, the San Diego Zoo received two female Chinese alligators from a zoological park in Florida in early July and wants to start breeding the critically endangered species if they can get a male Chinese alligator next year.

BBC: The dual sides of animal captivity

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in California, has buyouts a few times a year, possibly due to its excellent location on San Diego Bay, just minutes from the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego Zoo and airport.

BBC: Demystifying the hotel buyout

The family is in ragged shape and needs a new life, so Benjamin buys a dilapidated zoo in a lush bit of country somewhere outside San Diego.

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