A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

The official count, a legal requirement of the zoo's licence, saw more than 500 animals across 145 species totted up. A ...

A colony of Humboldt penguins, a rare okapi calf and a critically-endangered, cotton-top tamarin baby are among the new ...

A deluge of more than 20,000 queries crashed the email server of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the United States ...

Cold Waves in the Rainforest: What They Mean for Wild Animals Jan. 30, 2025 — It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically.

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

The Zoo’s expert Animal Care and the Animal Health teams provided excellent care for Cabara throughout her lifetime. She was loved by many caring individuals: Staff and guests alike." ...

It joins animal-assisted therapy in the helping lexicon, especially as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduces us to two giant panda cubs, its newest inhabitants. Various ...

That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rio de Janeiro’s local zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome ...

Rio's Thirsty Zoo Animals Get Icy Treats to Cool Down in Brazil’s Stifling Summer Heat RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as ...

"Giraffes do fine when it's hot. That's kind of what they're built for," said the zoo's Chief Animal Program Officer, Dr. Jennifer D’Agostino. "They don't tolerate the cold as well so we have to make ...