Discover five little-known stories that uncover San Diego’s quirky past — from surprising innovations to forgotten feats of engineering.

SAN DIEGO — Most zoo visitors hope to see animals doing something other than sleeping when they visit. But some people who visited the San Diego Zoo over the weekend saw a little more activity from ...

A 10-year-old gorilla named Denny shattered a glass barrier at the San Diego Zoo after charging at the enclosure. The gorilla was not injured in the incident and has been moved to a temporary holding ...

Video circulating on social media shows the moment a gorilla ran toward the wall of its enclosure at a zoo in California and cracked the glass. Citing zoo officials' The New York Post said the culprit ...

SAN DIEGO — A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo broke a glass panel at his enclosure over the weekend, zoo officials said this week, frightening guests who were observing the apes. Ten-year-old Denny broke ...

The 10-year-old gorilla left a large crack in the first of three layers of tempered glass that separates him from visitors at the San Diego Zoo Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering ...

Visitors to the San Diego Zoo almost got too close to the animals on display, RadarOnline.com can report, after a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla nearly broke through a tempered glass panel and ...

Zoo officials said the two gorillas in the enclosure will be cared for behind the scenes while the panel is replaced. A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo sprinted toward a viewing area Saturday afternoon, ...

In May, a rare predator undertook an incredible journey to try and help save his species. Seven-year-old male Malagasy fossa Zaza left the sunny days of San Diego, California, and traveled more than 5 ...

SAN DIEGO — A western lowland gorilla broke a tempered glass panel at the San Diego Zoo, a spokesperson with the zoo confirmed. The incident happened on Saturday when Denny, a 10-year-old western ...