USA Today names the Philadelphia Mummers Parade the country’s best holiday parade. Heading into its 125th year, the slightly ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has ...

A member of the first batch of Galápagos tortoises to arrive at the San Diego Zoo died last week, the zoo announced Monday (November 24). Named Gramma, she was believed to have been the zoo's oldest ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its giant otters. Fernando, 11, was humanely euthanized after a veterinary appointment last week revealed there ...

SAN DIEGO — On Thursday, the San Diego Zoo announced that it welcomed a new resident, a female giant anteater. Named Laura Garcia, the 12-year-old giant anteater arrived as part of the Association of ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health, the zoo where he was born said Sunday. You must be logged in to ...

Luigi Mangione faces key evidence hearings over US healthcare executive's killing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, is due in ...

After Shawn Dixon finished college with a criminal justice degree, he packed up his pickup and drove from Sacramento to Alaska. He had planned to stay a summer to enjoy the natural beauty of the 49th ...

The new arrival is named Satrio, nicknamed Rio, which means 'knight' or 'hero' Taman Safari Indonesia A male panda cub, nicknamed "Rio," was born Nov. 27 to mother Hu Chun, at Taman Safari Indonesia ...