Filly — a female jaguar estimated to be 6 to 7 years old — was transferred to Milwaukee from the Belize Zoo, according to an announcement from the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Started as a rescue facility for animals that were used in a natural history documentary, the Belize Zoo feels like more of a wildlife preserve than a commercial zoo, according to recent visitors.

Researchers suspected these animals were being misidentified as a known species of hammerhead shark. To investigate, they ...

visiting the Belize Zoo should be on your list. Founded by an American zoologist who rescued injured or orphaned animals, the ...