Orangutans can live around 35-40 years in the wild, while the oldest orangutan to live in captivity died at age 62, according ...

The Houston Zoo is once again mourning the loss of one of its resident orangutans. On Sunday morning, the zoo's 52-year-old orangutan, Cheyenne, died unexpectedly. Zoo officials said after Cheyenne ...

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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 two-day event in downtown San Diego honors the local Chinese community with cultural performances, crafts and food ...

Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of Dolly, a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros and the the oldest rhinoceros in the United States, who was humanely euthanized following a decline in the ...

But move over, Tommy boy. There’s a new star in town: the baby elephant Kirkja, at the Toledo Zoo, who is stunning folks with her splashtastic dance moves during bath time.

Sixty years ago, a story about a monkey who visited Litchfield appeared in the Independent Review. The story, “Nicaraguan makes many friends,” was published on Dec. 31, 1953, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at a Tennessee zoo. Dolly was 56 years old.

A 56-year-old rhinoceros, the oldest in the U.S., has died in Tennessee after exceeding the median life expectancy for her ...

"Slater was 7 years old and was a beloved seal ... director of the zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute, emphasizing the need for both people and their pets to steer clear of wildlife amid bird flu ...

WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ... the Embassy of the People’s Republic ...