The baby was born July 3 to parents Poppy and Willie. Zoo officials plan to reveal the cub's name and gender during a special ...

After much anticipation, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's new baby Asian elephant has a name. The littlest largest land mammal ...

While tapirs have feet that resemble those of a pig and a nose that might remind you of an elephant's trunk (they use it to ...

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more. Tom joined ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...

Everyone needs friends—even extra-large mammals love having others around. Maxwell is a 19-year-old Black Rhinoceros who ...

Springtime in Michigan marks the arrival of baby animals with birds hatching and the births of rabbits, deer and other mammals. State officials are reminding everyone that it’s important to leave them ...

Sen. Jennifer Boysko’s bill would make it unlawful to prematurely separate any mammal baby from its mother before the natural time of weaning. The rule would not apply in cases of medical necessity or ...

As Nashville expands, animal encounters on the rise. Experts at the Joelton, Tenn. wildlife rehab walked The Tennessean through what to do if you find young wildlife in need of help.

Spring has sprung, and as temperatures warm up, this is the time of year when we may see more baby deer, foxes, rabbits and birds moving about. But local animal control authorities are warning: Don’t ...

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