TOLEDO, Ohio — The Reptile House at the Toledo Zoo is closed to visitors, but activity inside is picking up. Built during the Great Depression, the nearly 90-year-old building is undergoing one of the ...

DNA testing will confirm which of two male bears is the cubs' father Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs on Dec. 7 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo completed the transformation of its homes for big African animals by opening a new rhino and hippo facility with a ribbon-cutting event Dec. 9. The new Ladish Co. Foundation ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Continued snow in the city on Wednesday forced the Denver Zoo to close its gates to the public, officials said. “The majority of our animals will need to ...

Some visitors of the San Diego Zoo will have to start paying to park next year, according to the zoo's website. This change is part of the city of San Diego's larger plan to charge for parking at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise at the San Diego Zoo believed to be 141 years old, was euthanized after ...

Long Island’s largest and most controversial zoo is closing after local officials unanimously agreed to strip its funding and send its allegedly horrifically abused animals to rescue facilities.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved Nile hippopotamus, will stay in the Mile High City a little longer than expected. Zoo officials in July announced that the ...

At long last, the gorillas are coming to their new home. This morning, the San Antonio Zoo officially announced the grand opening of Congo Falls. The zoo’s state-of-the-art, two-acre habitat for ...

A chimpanzee that escaped its enclosure has been recaptured, the Indianapolis Zoo has confirmed. Indianapolis fire crews were called to the zoo in response to an "animal bite" about 10:10 a.m. Nov. 14 ...

Is there a better way to ring in the holiday season than with “Lights of the Wild” at the Hattiesburg Zoo? Dazzling lighted displays will feature super-sized animals, larger than life flowers and ...