Santa Barbara Zoo’s White-Handed Gibbon Gives Birth in Front of Visitors
It is the first baby for the zoo’s pair of gibbons, Chanee and Mel.
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Santa Barbara Zoo Euthanizes One Capybara, Announces Another Has Cancer
The zoo’s female capybara, Poppy, was put down following the discovery of an “inoperable mass” in her throat; the male, Antonio, is being treated for a rare type of blood cancer
Santa Barbara Zoo’s Mother Red Panda Dies Soon After Cubs
Zoo attributes death to a rare hormone-related disease likely triggered by her pregnancy.
Santa Barbara Zoo Mourns Loss of Second Red Panda Cub
Despite around-the-clock care, both newborns have died.
Santa Barbara Zoo Suffers Loss of One Red Panda Cub; Sibling Transferred to Incubator & Receiving Specialized Veterinary Care
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (July 21, 2026)— It is with immense sadness that Santa Barbara Zoo shares that one of Ruby
Santa Barbara Foil Surfer Who Filmed Shark Chase Has Run-In with Whales
A breaching mother gray whale and her calf bump surfer Tavis Boise off his board near Montecito.
Shark Chases Foil Surfer Off Santa Barbara Coast
Santa Barbara soil surfer Ron Takeda was chased by a shark for about three to four minutes during a 20-mile run from Campus Point to Carpinteria.
Santa Barbara Community Invited to Celebrate Life of Max the Great Horned Owl
The S.B. Museum of Natural History and Audubon Society will host a tribute to one of the most recognizable raptors in a city of owls.
