The axolotl — an often smiley-faced salamander known for its ability to regenerate limbs and organs — is showing new powers of adaptability, as individuals bred in captivity are surviving releases ...

The death last year of Bobo the giraffe was a sad affair. That feeling was rekindled when the story reemerged this past week with a U.S. Department of Agriculture report about Bobo's cause of death, ...

To the editor: What a thoughtful piece by editorial board member Carla Hall about elephants, who like all animals in zoos, “don’t have to avoid predators or hunt their next meal, but they pay for that ...

Born Free wants a "tank-free" future. Born Free hopes to highlight how the complex, highly intelligent animals suffer physically and mentally in captivity - as whales, dolphins, and porpoises ...

Many families enjoy an outing to the zoo on a warm summer day. People have been fascinated with exotic animals since ancient Egypt. And although zoos have been delighting visitors for ages, are they ...

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...

Scientists now believe that all mammals and birds — even the octopus — are conscious beings, capable of thinking, feeling emotion and suffering. That's creating a sea change in attitudes toward the ...

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day. In a study published in 2022, researchers ...

Killing healthy animals in zoos isn't a myth, it's business as usual I'm always thrilled that major media are carrying stories about all aspects of animal behavior, including their fascinating ...

Dec. 1, 2006 — -- Following the killer whale attack on a SeaWorld trainer in San Diego this week, many people are wondering whether the attack was malicious, or if the whale was just playing ...