Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo. The offspring of these chicks could one day help boost the population of ...

For the year’s final “Matt About Town” installment at the zoo, we get up close and personal with 1-year-old Ziggy and ...

On Monday, Dec. 8, the Maryland Zoo announced that eight critically endangered African penguins had hatched and were named by ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo during the recent breeding season, adding to the population of the ...

I had the best time visiting a local petting zoo, where unexpected moments and adorable animals took me by surprise. From wild facial expressions to bottle-feeding a baby kangaroo and meeting new ...

Photojournalist Ami Vitale followed Przewalski’s horses—once declared extinct in the wild—on a 2,000-mile journey back to ...

Underneath its gleaming reputation lies an unsettling history of devastating incidents and disasters that have resulted in ...

At the Cape May County Zoo, new capybara pups are turning heads. Buttercup and Marigold recently welcomed their young, ...

"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 ...

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...

LUJAN, Argentina (AP) — Lions, tigers and bears that managed to survive in substandard conditions at a now-shuttered zoo on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, paced weakly in their ...

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 ...