Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three ...

A child follows a chimpanzee passing by the window of its enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) In 2022, Robert Ellis pledged $200,000 to create a garden in the Los ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed its fifth great ape baby since the start of 2025, marking what park officials are officially calling a "baby boom." The infant was born on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, to ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years. The unnamed auburn-haired infant was born Oct. 10, ...

Residents and visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo can soon expect a $5 increase in the general admission after the City Council Friday approved raising the fees in the upcoming fiscal year. In a unanimous ...

The City Council approved a settlement on Wednesday to modify an expansion plan for the LA Zoo after environmental advocates sued the city. In a 14-0 vote, council members authorized Zoo Director ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a new primate baby, the first of its kind at the zoo in nearly 15 years The zoo announced that one of its Bornean orangutans, 43-year-old Kalim, had given birth to a ...

In 2022, Robert Ellis pledged $200,000 to create a garden in the Los Angeles Zoo's bird theater. By January, the city of Los Angeles had sued its nonprofit partner, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., ...