MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday.

When George Blue Spruce Jr. accepted his first postmilitary job practicing dentistry for the Indian Health Service, he found himself in for a rude awakening. It wasn’t culture shock, exactly. Born to ...

A bottlenose dolphin safely delivered a calf early Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth in more than a decade ...

A California teen had to be rescued by a specialized team after becoming trapped in an abandoned mine shaft trying to save the family dogs that had already fallen in, according to fire officials.

A zoo has welcomed two rare bat-eared foxes, 30 years on from when the animal was last there. The two African foxes, which are known for their 13cm (five inches) tall ears, are said to be settling ...

Memphis Zoo President and CEO Matt Thompson announced a plan to upgrade the African Veldt area on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson talks on ...

A 64-year-old man is recovering after falling 20 feet while hiking in Adams Canyon in Layton, Utah, on Memorial Day.An off-duty nurse, Ashley Anderson, was hiking nearby with her children and dogs ...

Turtle Back Zoo’s black bear named “Jelly” temporarily escaped her enclosure on Thursday morning through an unlocked gate before the zoo opened to the public. The 20-year-old bear walked ...

Athens-Clarke County’s Bear Hollow Zoo “humanely euthanized” a longtime resident American black bear named DJ on Friday, the zoo announced. DJ, estimated to be 22, first moved to Bear Hollow ...