A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was named Ume, ...

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what happens when these cute animals become, well, less cute?

The bird flu has landed in Ohio. The Buckeye State has emerged as the state with the highest number of bird flu cases, ...

Guwahati: A male zebra named ‘Rocky' unexpectedly passed away at the Assam state zoo late Thursday. The animal was undergoing ...

Cold Waves in the Rainforest: What They Mean for Wild Animals Jan. 30, 2025 — It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically.

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born there on Sunday, weighing an estimated 20 pounds. The event marked only the ...

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

The Zoo’s expert Animal Care and the Animal Health teams provided excellent care for Cabara throughout her lifetime. She was loved by many caring individuals: Staff and guests alike." ...

That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rio de Janeiro’s local zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome ...

Rio's Thirsty Zoo Animals Get Icy Treats to Cool Down in Brazil’s Stifling Summer Heat RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as ...