Oakland Zoo: Inside the Goat and Sheep Petting Yard, children can pet goats sauntering around a large grassy area. Nearby, they can view potbellied pigs, scamper on a bug-themed playground and ...

There’s nothing wrong with the Oakland Zoo during the day. The 525-acre park has particularly spacious enclosures to house its big (elephants) and small (blue poison dart frog) inhabitants.

OAKLAND – A YOUNG BOY in a green shirt ... It is not only a traditional zoo but a playground, classroom and park. “It is really about discovery,” zoo Executive Director Joel Parrott said.

The zoo’s California Trail Project, approved and funded in part by the voters of Oakland and the California State Parks, will actually protect and enhance Knowland Park and its plant species in ...