For the primates she works with, that has translated into giving animals names in the languages that are common in the regions their species are from. For example, the zoo's spider monkeys — Hue ...

"And names are significant; they help define what we think about these animals, and they follow them through their entire lives. More than 2,000 animals live at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Zoo Boise is giving the public a unique opportunity to name its newest red panda through a raffle ticket contest as part of ...

Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; another time, two turtles (an Alabama redbelly turtle and a stinkpot ...

Less than two months after the sudden closure of SeaQuest Roseville, all 1,400 animals previously held at the controversial aquarium at the Rosedale Center mall have now been relocated across a ...

Courtney Scott, an elephant consultant for In Defense of Animals, said in an email to City News Service that she was disappointed by the decision to relocate the elephants to another zoo instead ...

Turns out, zoo animals aren't all that different from us, especially those at Franklin Park Zoo. The zoo exhibits Zookeepers have found ways to keep the animals cool during the summer heat.

San Antonio Zoo officials said that all animals and staff were safe after the flooding near the zoo. The park will resume regular hours on Sept. 4. Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ...

Thousands of fans have flocked to a Thailand zoo to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that's ...