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.

It's the top of the morning at the St. Louis Zoo, and one department is up before the animals. "The day starts at 5 a.m. is when we all clock in and get to work." ...

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 ...

How animal matches are made Sara Colandrea wears many hats. She’s a keeper at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. She’s also the official record keeper for all 30 Andean bears in the AZA population.

After opening votes up to the public, the Philadelphia Zoo’s newest residents finally have names. 6 ABC proudly reports that those four Galapagos tortoise hatchlings — the first in the zoo’s ...

"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.