In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure at an Illinois zoo. Then, a Western Lowland Gorilla named Binti Jua rescued him.

Here's what happened inside that enclosure during the approximately 10-minute ordeal, based on accounts from the zoo director, a witness, video clips, 911 call logs, police records and fire officials.

-- The Cincinnati Zoo, which was forced to kill a beloved silverback gorilla after a toddler fell into its enclosure in May, was not in compliance with federal standards for housing primates, a U ...

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 ...

L.A. Zoo’s elephant enclosure appears empty amid relocation saga Billy, a 40-year-old male elephant, has been living in an enclosure at the L.A. Zoo since 1989 when he was 4.