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 ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the birth of the first female Asian elephant calf since 2013. The 36-inch-tall, 250-pound calf was born at 3:36 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2025, and the zoo kept it under wraps ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boo at the Zoo returns to the Philadelphia Zoo for three weekends of family-friendly activities. Guests can visit on Saturdays, Oct. 11, 18 and 25; Sundays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26; and an added date on ...

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) - Thousands of illuminated pumpkins will soon be on display at the Cincinnati Zoo. For the second year, the Cincinnati Zoo is hosting its Jack-o’-lantern Glow event. With 6,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The calf was born "to mom Subira and first-time dad Kapu," zoo officials said San Diego Zoo/Instagram (2) The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed a baby okapi This is the first okapi calf born at the zoo ...

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 ...