Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean orangutan at the Kansas City Zoo, died from a chronic heart condition. He had lived at the zoo since 2003 and was under long-term veterinary care.

Nyani, a 34-year-old chimpanzee, had a baby girl at the Detroit Zoo on July 4. The mother and baby are doing well, according to the zoo.

The Detroit Zoo recently welcomed a new arrival, a healthy baby chimpanzee. The infant primate, a female, was born July 4 at the zoo in Royal Oak, according to zoo officials.

CAPE MAY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Congratulations are in order for the Cape May County Zoo. Proud zebra parents, Gretta and Ziggy, welcomed the arrival of a female foal.

Chester Zoo welcomed 10 penguin chicks. One chick is being raised by same-sex couple Scampi and Flounder.

Visitors to a zoo are being introduced to its baby honey badger for the first time. Exmoor Zoo's five-month-old female badger is believed to be only the second of her species to be born in ...

Animal caretakers are raising a baby orangutan recently born at Utah's Hogle Zoo.

Hogle Zoo staff in Utah are caring for a baby orangutan with specialized vests after her mother rejected her. A foster mother orangutan is being trained.