The S.F. Zoo loses its tapir, Goober, to oral cancer

Goober, the  San Francisco Zoo’s 18-year-old Baird tapir, died in his sleep this weekend after a two-year struggle with oral cancer, zoo officials said. His keepers found his body in his barn early Sunday morning, according to the zoo. Goober lived out most of his life at the zoo and was known for his love [...]