COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant now has a name after it made its debut last month. The baby Asian elephant is named Rita Jean, after Rita Jean Wolfe, a member of Wolfe family with ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Zoo says that one of their chimpanzees unexpectedly died Monday afternoon. The announcement, made Tuesday, says that Winston the chimpanzee died at the age of 38 ...

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark has raised eyebrows with a request for local pet owners. The zoo announced through a social media post that it is seeking donations of unwanted animals such as rabbits, chickens ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators. The Aalborg Zoo said it is trying to mimic the natural food chain of the animals housed ...

BERLIN — A zoo in the German city of Nurember g said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Max, a bonobo at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium who was known for forming strong bonds, has died after a “sudden and complex medical event.” He was 9. The Columbus Zoo announced ...

The zoo posted pictures of the baby elephant on social media. Asian elephant Sunny delivered her calf early Wednesday morning. The baby girl weighs in at 215 pounds. She is doing well, and so is her ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — As Chicagoland braces for its hottest summer weather this season, Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering some cool discounts for locals to enjoy. Beginning Wednesday through ...

The "Harry Potter" TV series might be a tipping point for our nostalgia-fixated monoculture, but it looks set to be just as big a cultural phenomenon as the movies and books, despite the ongoing ...

EXCLUSIVE: When Russia launched its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, among the first defenseless victims were animals in a zoo in Kharkiv, very close to the Russian border. Big cats, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - June is National Zoo Appreciation Month. When most people think of the zoo, they picture the animals; the roars, the chirps, the rustling in the trees. But behind each call of ...