KASSON, Minn. — Goliath stood calm as could be as children huddled around him and stroked his dark coat. The 135-pound Great Dane seemed to soak up the attention from the children, some of whom could ...

I had the best time visiting a local petting zoo, where unexpected moments and adorable animals took me by surprise. From wild facial expressions to bottle-feeding a baby kangaroo and meeting new ...

If you're the type who wants to boop every snoot you see, then a day at a petting zoo may give you all the furry hugs you need. Whether you long to pet a llama, stroke a scaly snake or feel the fur of ...

A Temecula-area facility linked to an exotic animal handler and social media celebrity known as “The Real Tarzann” has run afoul of Riverside County code enforcement, which cited the property and ...

On a normal day at the Montebello Barnyard Zoo, the Salas children would be petting Burro the donkey and Lula the cow. Instead, they settled for photos with the animals. After months of ...

A sloth at City Goat Farm and Zoo is shown in this July 2019 photo on the business’s Facebook page. Photo courtesy Malisa Cloud A Tacoma petting zoo that offered close-up visits with otters, sloths ...

With no new cases emerging in at least two weeks, officials say the lack of an "ongoing risk" justifies the lack of ...

In this week’s Petting Zoo, we have a lot of video of animals just kind of doing their thing. Playing with a toy, freaking out on a bed, looking out a window, etc. They’re all good videos, no duh, and ...