During the summer months, the Phoenix Zoo opens as early as 6 a.m. for members and closes at 1:30 p.m., while The Living Desert also closes at 1:30 p.m. Security officers at the Phoenix Zoo also ...

2. Memphis Zoo—Memphis, TN Located in the city's Overton Park, the Memphis Zoo houses more than 3,500 animals from 500 different species, ranging from the work animals at Once Upon a Farm to the ...

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif. announced the death of Zoya, their 21-year-old Amur leopard, one of the oldest of her kind in captivity.

Newsweek wrote: "Located in the city's Overton Park, the Memphis Zoo houses more than 3,500 animals from 500 different species, ranging from the work animals at Once Upon a Farm to the exotic flyers ...

Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat wave, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East ...