Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

The Hattiesburg Zoo will celebrate its 75th anniversary during the “Lights of the Wild with Saint Nicholas” event Saturday, ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has celebrated its fifth great ape birth of the year with the arrival of a western lowland gorilla infant on Saturday, Nov. 22, adding to a remarkable string of births that have ...

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 ...

The Audubon Nature Institute is facing a backlash from some members after doubling the price of its annual membership, which allows families to visit the zoo, the aquarium and other attractions ...

A 19-year-old man was mauled to death after climbing into a lion enclosure Sunday morning in Brazil. Viral video captured the incident, showing the victim scaling a roughly 26-foot-tall fence to enter ...

A Brazilian teenager was mauled by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors on Sunday, after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.

The two singers from entirely different worlds sang a mash-up of “Little Drummer Boy”, sung by Crosby, and “Peace on Earth”, sung by Bowie. The latter counterpart was added after Bowie said he ...

A troubled teenager who dreamed of becoming a lion tamer was mauled to death in front of horrified zoo-goers after climbing a 20-foot fence to get into the big cats’ enclosure. Gerson de Melo Machado, ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but don’t put away the wallet just yet. Bath & Body Works’ Annual Candle Day, described as the most anticipated event of the year, is returning this week, ...

A lively Icterine Warbler sings from a branch glistening with rain, filling the forest with its rich, melodic voice — a perfect moment of wild harmony. Pensioner fined £250 for spitting out leaf ...

A Detroit zoo that sat abandoned for more than 20 years has seen demolition crews move in. The 13-acre Belle Isle Zoo closed in 2002 and has been decaying behind ivy-covered fencing for more than two ...