The Memphis Zoo is earning national recognition for its holiday lights. The zoo landed in the No. 5 spot on the list of "Best Zoo Lights" as part of USA TODAY’s 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo completed the transformation of its homes for big African animals by opening a new rhino and hippo facility with a ribbon-cutting event Dec. 9. The new Ladish Co. Foundation ...

The Detroit Zoo this week announced the birth of three lion cubs to first-time mom Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness housed at the zoo. "She has been wonderfully calm, attentive and nurturing, ...

SAN ANTONIO – The first three gorillas have arrived for a new exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo. Andi, Merry and Anaka are moving to the zoo from Zoo Atlanta ahead of the opening of Congo Falls in ...

Some visitors of the San Diego Zoo will have to start paying to park next year, according to the zoo's website. This change is part of the city of San Diego's larger plan to charge for parking at ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise at the San Diego Zoo believed to be 141 years old, was euthanized after ...

Long Island’s largest and most controversial zoo is closing after local officials unanimously agreed to strip its funding and send its allegedly horrifically abused animals to rescue facilities.

At long last, the gorillas are coming to their new home. This morning, the San Antonio Zoo officially announced the grand opening of Congo Falls. The zoo’s state-of-the-art, two-acre habitat for ...

Is there a better way to ring in the holiday season than with “Lights of the Wild” at the Hattiesburg Zoo? Dazzling lighted displays will feature super-sized animals, larger than life flowers and ...

The Los Angeles Zoo will once again transform into a luminous wonderland as its annual holiday light display returns next week. LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow opens to the public on Nov. 13 and runs ...

Got room for one more? A wild but “very polite” black bear stumbled his way into a California zoo and paid a visit to his three local counterparts, peeking into their habitat from the spectator’s row.