DEBATE? A NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH ZOO AND AQUARIUM, AN ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP, IS DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF ITS ELEPHANTS. THE NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT ALLEGES THE ELEPHANT SPACE IS, QUOTE, ...

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there. By Christine Hauser There have been plenty of children’s stories ...

A seemingly excited western lowland gorilla was striking a viewing window in his enclosure so hard the protective glass cracked. Video from the San Diego Zoo shows visitors getting a scare Saturday ...

A dispute between residents and a nearby wildlife zoo in Washington County has made its way to the courtroom. People who live near Shalom Wildlife Zoo are suing both the Town of Farmington and the zoo ...

The National Zoo and National Air and Space Museum called off their popular annual Halloween kids’ events, a disappointment for many D.C.-area families as the government shutdown hit two weeks with no ...

The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla. The 26-year-old gorilla named "Cecil" will make his official public ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is changing its approach to answering public records and will begin to provide some documents in response to “thoughtful and reasonable” requests, CEO Tom Schmid said in ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — At the San Diego Zoo, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla broke a layer of protective glass in its enclosure on Saturday, zoo officials confirmed. According to a statement ...

Elephants at the Oregon Zoo got to crush and eat giant pumpkins to the delight of a crowd. The Squishing of the Squash is the Oregon Zoo’s annual festive fall animal enrichment activity for the ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on Day 13. The Smithsonian announced Friday on the social platform X that ...

PHOENIX — Rolling thunderstorms in the Valley caused serious damage to the Phoenix Zoo on Monday, forcing the zoo to close for multiple days. More than a dozen trees were knocked over, debris was ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- The startling moment a gorilla slammed into the glass lining of his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo was caught on video. A 10-year-old western lowland gorilla named Denny ...