The current Indianapolis Zoo in White River State Park traces its roots back about 80 years with the incorporation of the Indianapolis Zoological Society in 1944. The leaders of the group were cagey ...

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bear cat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say. The mammals are ...

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 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, ...

It's been a busy fall at the Fort Worth Zoo with baby animals making their debuts in September and October. A pair of sibling cubs on Sept. 9; an Asian elephant calf on Sept. 26 and a giraffe calf on ...

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 ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White House. By Victor Mather Tortoises are slow. While most of Earth’s creatures zip ...

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Zoo is soon saying goodbye to Twiggy, a beloved female chimpanzee, and two others as they plan to temporarily close the chimpanzee exhibit and make room for a ...

The Peninsula neighborhood, where the Scioto River takes a sharp bend through Downtown, is fast becoming one of the hottest development areas in Columbus. But a dozen years ago, officials thought it ...