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Mizani, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's 12-year-old male western lowland gorilla, eating lettuce on July 9, 2026, after recovering from mastoiditis surgery, believed to be the first of its kind performed on a gorilla.
Meghan Breen
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Science & Technology
UC San Diego surgeons perform world-first skull surgery on Safari Park gorilla
City News Service
Mizani, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's 12-year-old male western lowland gorilla, had sinusitis and mastoiditis, an infection of the large bone behind the ear that can occur in both humans and gorillas.
A plane lands at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad on July 31, 2024.
Alexander Nguyen
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KPBS
Politics
California Coastal Commission OKs Carlsbad’s request to limit land uses near McClellan-Palomar Airport
Alexander Nguyen
Traffic cones mark off an area at San Elijo State Beach where active bluff failure is occurring, July 9, 2026.
Charlotte Radulovich
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KPBS
Science & Technology
How researchers are using ground sensors to predict cliff collapse
Jacob Aere
Carly Kay
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