The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

Long Island’s largest and most controversial zoo is closing after local officials unanimously agreed to strip its funding and send its allegedly horrifically abused animals to rescue facilities.

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown tortoise getting ...

A student-led project that teaches keiki their ABCs through Hawaii-based images and text is expanding with the help of a Hawaii County partnership. The “Aloha Alphabet,” initiated by the state ...

Disney debuted a new music video for the original song “Zoo” from Zootopia 2 today. Performed by Shakira, who returns as the voice of Zootopia’s biggest pop star Gazelle, the song follows “Try ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Potter Park Zoo held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to unveil its new Animal Health Facility. “We previously were in a very small clinic,” Dr. Ronan Eustace, Potter Park ...

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Zoo is getting more animals at its North County location. The zoo says its Southern white rhinos, as well as giraffes, are becoming acclimated to their new home. These ...

BOISE, Idaho — City of Boise and Zoo Boise leaders, staff and supporters gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the reopening of the Small Animal Kingdom. The new and improved space is located just ...

DEBATE? A NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH ZOO AND AQUARIUM, AN ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP, IS DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF ITS ELEPHANTS. THE NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT ALLEGES THE ELEPHANT SPACE IS, QUOTE, ...

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, demanding the release of its elephants from captivity. Filed by the Nonhuman ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and The Nature Conservancy have teamed up to turn invasive trees and shrubs into a win-win situation for the organizations © Joshua Foo ...