The Santa Barbara Zoo has welcomed two white-handed gibbons Chanee (pronounced SHAW-nee) and Mel to their new home on Gibbon Island. Gibbons are ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Several new animals have arrived at the Santa Barbara Zoo this month. Ruby the red panda arrived in Santa Barbara in May from Seneca Park Zoo in New York Her birthday is June ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo announced on November 14, 2025, that two new white-handed gibbons, Chanee and Mel, have joined Gibbon ...

Chanee and Mel, a pair of white-handed Gibbons, were matched and brought to the zoo as part of a program to support the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A new addition has just arrived to the Santa Barbara Zoo! Five-year-old male Amur leopard, Tamur (pronounced tuh-MOOR), has arrived to Santa Barbara from the San Diego Zoo as ...

ZOO STAFFERS... are making time for Ruby and Raj to get acquainted in an unhurried way, and Ruby is still getting familiar with her new digs, so cubs may not come along soon. Still, hope for the ...

REVEALING AN "ECOLOGICAL STORY": The zoo shares that while the animals featured in Tropical Wonders were chosen for their "uniqueness and beauty," they also are part of the larger "ecological story," ...

Zoo Brew, The Santa Barbara Zoo‘s the annual fundraiser that caters to beer and zoo lovers alike will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, with a 3-4 p.m. VIP hour. Guests are in for a wild day of sipping ...

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The Santa Barbara Zoo is vying for the title of "Best Zoo." The zoo was nominated in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice awards. According to USA Today, a panel of experts picked 20 zoos in the United ...

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Pelicans, sea lions and other animals affected by an oil spill off the coast of Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara will spend the next few weeks in rehabilitation.