A beloved silverback gorilla who was rescued after being orphaned and made Kent his home for four decades has died.

Waking up to the roars of lions, tigers and leopards is a once-in-a-lifetime experience – and not one I’d expect to have 40 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Zoo has a new lion — and he’s kind of a big deal. Pilipili recently arrived from Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. He was the first lion cub born there in over 20 years when ...

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Zoo Miami reopened to staff and visitors on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat earlier in the day forced law enforcement to evacuate the facility. "The security sweep at Zoo Miami has been ...

A bomb threat at Zoo Miami prompted its closure and evacuations on Tuesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said it did not believe the threat was credible, ...

Under muggy, rainforest-like skies and a little drizzle on Saturday, the San Antonio Zoo officially opened Congo Falls, a state-of-the-art, 2-acre habitat that reintroduces gorillas back to the zoo ...

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Inland Port Authority officials call it a transformational moment for the city. The Inland Port Authority board is making plans to put more than $120 million into a part of ...

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, ...

DETROIT, MI – Three adorable lion cubs have joined the Detroit Zoo family. Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness at the Detroit Zoo, gave birth to three healthy cubs last week, the zoo announced Monday ...