The animals at the Dallas and Fort Worth zoos are more than cute — they’re built for survival in surprising ways. From ...

The presents are unwrapped, the cookies are crumbs, and that real Christmas tree will become a fire hazard soon enough. Most ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

A fire had broken out, putting Big Bear in its path and the small crew at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo on high alert. As zookeepers monitored the news and checked the weather, the sky darkened and the air ...

Rachel Feltman: Who here grew up loving animals? Personally, I had a five-foot-long [one-and-a-half-meter-long] iguana who taught himself to use the cat’s litter box. That dude was the best. But, of ...

Animals at Perth Zoo in Western Australia enjoyed festive treats in the lead-up to Christmas as keepers tailored enrichment ...

Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: zoos could preserve their breeding populations, raise ...

The Patna Zoo authorities are using oil heaters, fluorescent and UV lights as part of winter care for animals, an official ...

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day. In a study published in 2022, researchers ...

Killing healthy animals in zoos isn't a myth, it's business as usual I'm always thrilled that major media are carrying stories about all aspects of animal behavior, including their fascinating ...