The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is mourning the passing of one of its beloved giraffes, Mahali, who was the second-oldest giraffe in the nation.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's elephants raced to protect their calves with an "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Julian in Southern California.

After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences decided to close the Insect Zoo because of ...

An excerpt from ‘Mules That Fall From the Sky and Other Stories of Animals in War,’ by Nandini Nayar. Illustrated by Ira Nagar.

The female African elephants are said to be helping zoos around the world find new ways to look after elderly animals. The zookeepers say more animals are reaching old age with regular healthy food ...

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better ...

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is mourning the passing of one of its beloved giraffes, Mahali, who was the second-oldest ...

At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole -- the beloved pachyderm gets her "pedicure," along with apple ...

At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently ...

Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away ...

The Phoenix Zoo in April opened Big Cats of Arizona, a $5.4 million habitat paid in part with a grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism.

Known as destinations in their own right, these amazing zoos introduce U.S. audiences to wildlife from around the world.