Zoo officials said it would be too hot for a human inside a bear costume. Shanghai Daily/X Sun bears, the smallest bears in the world, are only about the size of a large dog.

Eight of the 10 penguins hatched at Chester Zoo this year have been named in the weeks since they hatched in April. "This year we've gone with a celestial theme for naming the chicks and we've had ...

Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, has been spotted publicly for the first time in nearly 10 weeks – sparking concern from the activist group that monitors her wellbeing.

Kathy Goeddel wants people to once again experience the 30-minute train ride from the Oregon Zoo through Washington Park surrounded by wildlife, towering trees and some of Portland’s celebrated ...

A representative for the Fort Worth Zoo tells PEOPLE, "On Oct. 20, 2023, an incident led to two of our zookeepers sharing space with our 34-year-old silverback gorilla.

Staff will confirm which dolphin is the calf’s father in the coming months, the zoo said. Brookfield Zoo has a long history of dolphin care and research. In 1961, it opened the country’s first ...

Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, has become a father for the first time, marking a historic first hatchling for the zoo.

Zookeepers have made the heartbreaking decision to put down all the large animals—including lions and tigers—at a zoo in Ukraine after its enclosures were destroyed by Russian shelling. Many ...

Zoo visitors can be heard panicking and one of them prays for the employees' safety. "Oh my gosh, God help her, God help her, God help her," a woman says.

The radiated tortoise is the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo. He has been with his partner, Mrs. Pickles, since she arrived in 1996. The mom and hatchlings are doing fine.