It’s a baby only a mother could love. A rare wide-eyed pygmy slow loris — with eyes as big as its ears and a sleep cycle that would drive even the most patient parents bonkers — has become the first ...

Who doesn’t love a snow day? The most popular animals at the National Zoo in D.C. — the giant pandas — certainly did. A video from the zoo’s panda cam showcased the fluffy black and white balls of fur ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Reptile House at the Toledo Zoo is closed to visitors, but activity inside is picking up. Built during the Great Depression, the nearly 90-year-old building is undergoing one of the ...

Work began Wednesday on projects affecting the zoo's white rhinoceros habitat, the McGovern Giraffe Habitat and Shani Market, a popular food stop tucked between the two animal exhibits. The zoo said ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

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The Memphis Zoo is earning national recognition for its holiday lights. The zoo landed in the No. 5 spot on the list of "Best Zoo Lights" as part of USA TODAY’s 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The ...

The Dallas Zoo says it has a new program to make family-level zoo memberships more affordable and accessible across North Texas. Starting Dec. 9, families who participate in Texas' Supplemental ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo completed the transformation of its homes for big African animals by opening a new rhino and hippo facility with a ribbon-cutting event Dec. 9. The new Ladish Co. Foundation ...

Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is inviting visitors to go behind the scenes at its giraffe barn through a special educational program running from December through February. The 30-minute guided tours ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Continued snow in the city on Wednesday forced the Denver Zoo to close its gates to the public, officials said. “The majority of our animals will need to ...

For the fifth time in less than a decade, a pair of southern white rhinos have produced an offspring at Fresno Chaffee Zoo. The baby, a female calf, was born Nov. 28. The zoo announced the birth with ...