Paignton Zoo could soon be under new ownership, as its parent charity confirms it is looking for outside investment to safeguard its future amid serious financial difficulties. The Wild Planet Trust ...

Dinosaurs, fortunately for most of us, are extinct, but we share the planet with some of their relatives, and those family members are being celebrated in Washington on Saturday at the Smithsonian ...

The Los Angeles Zoo is turning Halloween into a family affair this October with Boo at the L.A. Zoo, a two-weekend program that combines trick-or-treating with up-close looks at some of the zoo’s ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An integral member of the Cincinnati Zoo is handing the reins over as he shifts his focus to a new role. Thane Maynard says on average 5,000 visitors a day come through the zoo’s ...

The Fort Worth Zoo has announced the birth of a new baby elephant and is asking for the public’s help naming her. The female calf, weighing 250 pounds and standing 3 feet tall, was born Aug. 18.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two chimpanzees born at the L.A. Zoo are the first in 11 years Both are unnamed females Two baby chimpanzees have ...

Cincinnati's Flying Pig marathon and half marathon routes will change in 2026, according to a statement on the race's website. Pig Works, which produces the race and others in Cincinnati, said in the ...

After almost two decades at the helm of the Cincinnati Zoo, Thane Maynard is stepping down from his role as CEO. Maynard will begin his new role as the zoo board's executive chair on Jan. 1, when his ...

On January 24, 2017, a 29-pound Nile hippopotamus was born six weeks ahead of her due date. The zoo announced Fiona’s premature birth on social media, sharing videos of Zoo specialists, vets, and ...

Berani, a beloved orangutan, single dad and fixture at the Denver Zoo, was euthanized Monday after his caretakers determined he was in end-stage kidney failure, zoo officials announced. The ...

Sacramento Zoo seeks city approval to expand Land Park site by 40% to 20.1 acres. Expansion follows canceled $302M Elk Grove zoo plan due to construction costs. Mayor McCarty backs project, citing ...

Enterprising Minnesota Zoo officials have devised an unorthodox way to help with the invasive goldfish scourge -- feeding the shiny fin-terlopers to bears, otters and other hungry zoo animals. Jam ...