The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was established in 1889 and is committed to helping save species and ...

“Rather than visiting a zoo to see a ‘famous’ wild animal ... the public on “the brown jobs” –— aka, the less cute animals that also need conservation resources.

Gaylene Thomas, a wildlife care manager at the San Diego Zoo, oversees two teams that care for a variety of species, ...

Tula-Tu, the elephant calf born earlier this month, is undeniably cute. But she isn’t the first baby animal to cause visitors to Portland’s zoo to audibly say, “Awwwwww.” Here are 12 sweet ...

Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an ...

The otters took full advantage of the snowy conditions and sledded down a hill on their bellies. The video, provided by Zoo ...

Monkey business: Zoo in China investigating after chimpanzee filmed smoking discarded cigarette butt A zoo in China is investigating an incident in which a chimpanzee was captured on video smoking a ...