The Bronx Zoo is re-opening a nocturnal experience called the World of Darkness on Saturday, July 12. The exhibit features 25 ...

Ume may only be a few months old, but she’s already making a splash at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium-- literally.

Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, has been spotted publicly for the first time in nearly 10 weeks – sparking concern from the activist group that monitors her wellbeing.

The Bronx Zoo was named the No. 2 “worst” zoo for elephants as animal activists say its famed trunked resident “Happy” is one pouty pachyderm that should be released to a sanctuary.

The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12.

The Bronx Zoo’s baby king vulture gets fed with a hand puppet that looks like an adult bird. Hatched on February 25, this tiny as-yet-unnamed creature in the fluffy white feather shrug looks ...

It’s the second time a tapir, rare and endangered, has been born at the zoo since it opened 120 years ago, zoo officials said.

A Washington zoo is saying goodbye to its last Malayan tapir before she moves to a new home in California, officials said. Ulan, the “prehistoric-looking” mammal, came to the Woodland Park Zoo ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf.

A Washington zoo is saying goodbye to its last Malayan tapir before she moves to a new home in California, officials said. Ulan, the “prehistoric-looking” mammal, came to the Woodland Park Zoo ...