After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise ...

Koch says the most popular gifts are stuffed toys and blankets for the orangutans but assures us that, even if a gift isn’t ...

Gramma the tortoise, believed to be 141 years old and the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, was euthanized after suffering from progressive bone deterioration because of her age.

Eve D'Vincent challenges claims that zoo animals are true ambassadors for their species and argues for a shift in ...

Home to 120 animals representing 110 species, the zoo is one of two such collegiate facilities in the country — the other is ...

Gramma arrived in San Diego between 1928–1931 as part of the first group of Galápagos tortoises to come to the zoo.

Zoos in the United States are not merely a source of entertainment; they play a role in conservation and education, housing ...

Earlier this year, the zoo had come under scrutiny as the Animal Control and Welfare Commission deemed the facilities were ...

More than 150 penguins at Edinburgh Zoo have received their annual vaccinations, with vets and keepers from the Royal ...

At one New Jersey zoo, the latest attraction isn't any particular species. It's the opportunity to see veterinarians at work ...