Can Happy the elephant be considered a person? That question is before New York's top court in a case on whether a human right can be given to an animal.
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Earlier this month the first case of a highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, was confirmed in a game-bird operation in Er…
A rare African bontebok antelope calf born on February 2 made her public debut at Oregon Zoo on Thursday. The calf named Tutula bounded about …
Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagi…
Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagi…
Animals at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago celebrated St. Patrick's Day with special treats prepared by zoo staff. There were plenty of sha…
A polar bear at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago seemed right at home as the Chicago area was hit by a major snowstorm on Wednesday. Hudson spe…
Fiona, a hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo on Jan. 24, 2017, remains an online hit. See photos of her over the years as she turns 5.
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb. Offic…
A temporary falloff in the number of gun deaths is over; a study shows a link between a COVID-19 vaccination and a change in menstrual cycle length; and more health news.
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Take a whiff of the air in a zoo and you could breathe in the animals' DNA – not just the smell of the food they eat or their waste, a new study suggests.
A pair of beavers at the Oregon Zoo enjoyed a snowy walk on Wednesday while collecting some tree branches. The zoo in Portland says the pair, …
Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago is caring for an aging dolphin with cancer. His name is Lucky, and he's 500 pounds, mostly muscle, but still a …
CLAIM: Three recent giraffe deaths at the Dallas Zoo may have been related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Three Galapagos Giant Tortoises are settling into their new home at ZSL London Zoo.
Zoo Miami staff decided to remove growths on Tesla the electric eel's body — a tricky idea given the eel’s ability to create up to 800 volts of electricity.
Atlanta's zoo says at least 18 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorill…
Nicky, a pygmy hippo at London Zoo was filmed by staff cooling off with a swim on Wednesday after Britain's Met office issued its first ever a…
Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna announced the death of its oldest resident, a giant tortoise named Schurli who reached the age of about 130.
The newest giraffe at the Dallas Zoo has made its public debut. The female born on the Fourth of July took her first steps in the zoo's Giants…
A hippo snacked on a large watermelon at San Antonio Zoo, Texas on June 8.
A baby Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth was born at the Brevard Zoo in Florida on May 12.
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation at the Phoenix Zoo is overrun with baby black-footed ferrets. Twenty-one of the endangered animals …
Watch Bandhu the rhino enjoy a musical birthday at the Denver Zoo. Video source: Denver Zoo
Five Beluga whales from a zoo and amusement park in Canada arrived at Mystic Aquarium Friday following an arduous approval process on both sid…