The alert was "mistakenly activated," and "there was no emergency," a rep for the zoo told PEOPLE in a statement Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A false alarm sparked chaos at Melbourne Zoo in Australia earlier today as patrons feared there was a baboon on the loose. Visitors to the zoo were either evacuated or put into lockdown this afternoon ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --Officials at Australia's Melbourne Zoo assured the public that no baboons are on the loose after a false alarm sent the facility into lockdown for about 10 minutes. Visitors to the zoo ...

Precautions are being taken at zoos around South Florida to protect animals big and small as the powerful Hurricane Milton bears down on the state. The storm, which was a Category 4 hurricane as of ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...

Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution. Dr. Lily Parkinson, a clinical ...

A group of zoogoers in Australia started the year with a fright. On Tuesday, visitors at the Melbourne Zoo went into temporary lockdown after an emergency alarm was accidentally triggered, informing ...