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

Raccoons may be inching closer to becoming America's next pet. Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving based on ...

Celebrate the season surrounded by your favorite zoo animals! The Philadelphia Zoo's LumiNature light show is now open through Jan. 3. Editorial: Another daylight robbery of the U.S. Treasury Valerie ...

Nov. 19 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of a pair of pied tamarin monkey twins -- the second such set of twins to be born at the facility this year. The zoo announced on social media ...

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, ...

There are approximately 1.9 million described animal species, and only 6,700 of them are mammals. That’s only about a third of one percent, yet the term animal is sometimes erroneously used as a ...

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 ...

(KRON) — The Oakland Zoo is celebrating Halloween by giving its animals seasonal pumpkins to eat and play with. “The way animals interact with pumpkins truly depends on what interests them and their ...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Zoo's Small Mammals building is set to close its doors indefinitely on Sunday, a decision that aligns with the zoo's strategic plan focusing on its future. The zoo ...

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, ...

For the first time in its more than 150-year history, this Pennsylvania zoo is adding a feature that will give guests a bird’s-eye view of not only its holiday show but also America’s 250th birthday ...

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 ...