Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away ...

At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently ...

How animals stay cool at the National Zoological Park in New Delhi. IMAGE: Elephants get a bath on a hot summer afternoon, here and below. All photographs: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo IMAGE ...

FUKUOKA—After a seven-year absence, elephants are back at the Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, a journey that involved elaborate preparations and a small mountain of sugarcane The city has ...

Asian Elephants Phoebe and Sunny are both pregnant and will give birth later this year, the zoo announced on social media. “Our Animal Care team is already hard at work getting ready for the new ...

Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado expressed interest Wednesday in a potential move to address concerns from animal advocates who say two elephants at the L.A. Zoo must be freed and ...

Along with the recent announcement of dozens of baby seahorses, the zoo has revealed the hatching of two penguin chicks and it shared an update on two expecting Asian elephants. On its Facebook ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, from Asian elephants to cheetahs to sea lions. Look up every now and then as you stroll ...