Bird of Century: Pūteketeke wins NZ poll after campaign by John Oliver
The Pūteketeke won after the US talk show host's self-described "alarmingly aggressive" campaign.
2023-11-15 09:29
New Zealand: John Oliver's Bird of the Century backing ruffles feathers
US chat show host John Oliver's campaign in support of the pūteketeke is causing some controversy.
2023-11-10 02:56
Sea lion escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo due to New York flooding
A female sea lion briefly escaped from her enclosure in New York's Central Park Zoo Friday when heavy rain caused her pool to flood.
2023-09-30 07:27
Edinburgh Zoo's giant pandas to return to China in December
The loan agreement which brought Tian Tian and Yang Guang to Edinburgh Zoo is finally ending.
2023-09-04 18:23
Endangered Grevy's zebra born at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago
A zoo in Chicago recently welcomed a stripey new addition to its family.
2023-08-26 13:51
This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
2023-08-25 18:49
Red panda twin babies born at UK zoo boost species' endangered population
The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies.
2023-08-05 12:15
Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs -- and looking uncannily human -- went viral, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories on Chinese social media.
2023-08-01 12:55
The Columbus Zoo thought this gorilla was a male -- then it gave birth to a baby
Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn't a male gorilla.
2023-07-22 09:17
Philadelphia Zoo officials say dye may have killed its five meerkats
In less than two weeks, all five of the Philadelphia Zoo's meerkats died. Now, the zoo needs to find out why.
2023-06-15 05:56
Yellowstone kills baby bison after park visitor touches the animal
Yellowstone says the bison calf was rejected by its herd after it was "disturbed" by a park guest.
2023-05-25 00:55