A Baird's tapir, similar to this tapir, was born July 23 at the Houston Zoo as part of the zoo’s plan for genetic diversity. When people visit their local zoo, they often expect the animals to be well ...

RICHMOND, Va. — If you were a fan of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo, you're in luck: Poppy, a baby pygmy hippo born just over a month ago on December 9, is now able to be viewed at ...

Welcome to the Petting Zoo. This is the world’s only comedy show featuring live exotic animals. New York’s top comics have to perform while holding snakes, birds, lizards, bugs, and other cool ...

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by learning how zoo matchmakers use science to “swipe right” for conservation. Mike Bock Male Andean bear Quito (above) has fathered two cubs at the Smithsonian’s ...

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 ...

A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside. In fact, as temperatures dip — even as cold as 10 degrees or in the snow — the pride may ...

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium staff enjoyed a unique slumber party as snow blanketed the metro. More than 20 staff members from the animal care and facilities teams slept overnight in the zoo’s brand-new ...

The zoo is the only teaching zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums on a college campus worldwide. It serves as a 10-acre learning lab for the zoo animal technology program, welcoming ...

It went from one of the worst zoos in America to a beloved menagerie filled with disabled and elderly native species. Now it may close for good. It went from one of the worst zoos in America to a ...