The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and will deliver the zoo's ...

The newborn female is the offspring of Zara, a 7-year-old giraffe, and Jabari, a 17-year-old who has called the Detroit Zoo ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating a conservation milestone, the facility is ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years. The unnamed auburn-haired infant was born Oct. 10, ...

A newborn okapi will make its public debut this weekend during the Houston Zoo's first Dia de los Muertos celebration. Okapis are Central African animals with zebra-like stripes that are "closely ...

Roger Williams Park Zoo has revealed the name of the baby two-toed sloth born earlier this month. "Say hello to Quint! This little one is named after captain Quint from the movie Jaws!" they wrote in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Roger Williams Park Zoo has revealed the name of its baby two-toed sloth. In a social media post on Wednesday, the zoo announced that the baby will be called Quint. He is ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Dickerson Park Zoo celebrated Halloween early with pumpkin treats for animals throughout the facility. Hugo the elephant squashed pumpkins in his annual Halloween tradition.

A group of leading veterinarians has issued a stark warning about what the rise of “fur baby culture,” arguing that treating pets like human children can actually put their welfare at risk. The ...

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Roger Williams Zoo just welcomed its tiniest new tenant: a baby two-toed sloth. On Oct. 11, the new sloth was born at the zoo to mother, Fiona and dad, Riley. It is not known yet whether the sloth is ...

The baby, a boy, weighed in at 222 pounds and has not yet been named Amanda Carberry/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the birth of its second baby Asian elephant this ...