A red panda named Barney was rescued from a tree after he escaped from his enclosure at the Cologne Zoo earlier this week in Cologne, Germany, the zoo posted on its social media accounts on Jan. 19.

Barney, back in his enclosure, was “grumbling slightly,” the zoo said. Zoo officials believe he used a piece of bamboo that was bent under the weight of recent snowfall to make his daring escape.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Barney, a 28-year-old silverback Lowland Gorilla, has made a full recovery after undergoing a medical exam on Tuesday, as part of a preventative medicine program at Zoo Miami.

Those looking to contribute to the zoo’s MLK Day Book Drive, which runs Monday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Jan. 26, can place a book in one of the drop-off bins near the turnstiles.

Last summer, Lincoln Park Zoo unveiled its plans for a new visitor center flanking its eastern gate along Cannon Drive. With the $9 million improvement now underway, we spoke with architect Carol ...

The book reviews 97 zoos across the country -- two-thirds of them in assessments of several pages each. In addition there is a nice primer on various animals -- and where to find them.