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New route debuts at Columbus Zoo's second Run Wild 5K ...
Nature has a fascinating way of creating creatures that appear strikingly similar yet are distinctly different. It's eas ...
Hemker Park and Zoo near Freeport offers 25 acres of animal exhibits and family activities. Originally opened in 1977, the family-run zoo now houses over 68 species and attracts 82,000 annual ...
It's after 8 p.m. on a rainy summer evening in 2024 and most of the diurnal animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo have tucked in for the night. But the zoo is far from quiet.
The zoo has to keep several potential disasters in mind, Whiton said. Animals have been evacuated or moved to behind-the-scenes facilities several times in recent years when the mountain ...
The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed members of LGBTQIA+ community and guests to celebrate the holiday season at their Pride Community Night during L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
The Erie Zoo has several new animals, including a male black-and-white ruffed lemur, two female Père David’s deer and two female kangaroos. The zoo will host Glow Wild, a Chinese lantern ...
The Louisville Zoo has grown quite a bit from its 1969 founding, growing from having just 250 animals on display when it opened to around 1,200 today. The facility has also added new permanent ...
Animals are perhaps more readily equipped than humans to deal with extreme heat. But when the heat index climbs into the triple digits, accredited zoos in the hottest parts of the country are ...
For some zoo habitats, animals require shade solutions more than just tree coverage. For flamingos, the zoo uses a custom shade sail. After the concrete caissons, structural steel for poles, the ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The staff at the Louisville Zoo is making sure the holiday season is extra merry and bright for the animals in their care. On Saturday, the animals had the chance to take part ...
The animals will not be left unattended while the zoo is closed for Hurricane Milton, per ZooTampa, as "a ride-out team" made up of "animal care, animal health, safety, maintenance, and ...