This feature helps the bear channel its inner Winnie the Pooh; its lengthy tongue can extract honey from beehives, a trick ...

A popular Malayan tiger at the Central Coast Zoo in Atascadero who arrived as a one-year-old cub has passed away at the age of 17.

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research.

The Milwaukee County Zoo is running a contest to name a penguin chick born on March 14 (Pi Day). Three voters will win a prize package.

The estimated population of 16 penguin colonies — visible in satellite photos taken between 2009 and 2024 — declined 22% during that period.

The Los Angeles Zoo has released more than 600 endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs into the wild as part of a long-running recovery effort led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The releas… ...

The baby penguin and other new additions at Scovill Zoo are still in the waiting to be given their lifelong names.

The Fort Worth Zoo is the only institution in North America to have successfully bred this critically endangered reptile for multiple years in a row.

A zebra who lived at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence for more than two decades died last week in a “tragic accident," the zoo said.

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are a leading example. These resilient birds breed in colonies on the Antarctic continent, which is the coldest, windiest, and driest place on the planet.

The Curious Animals of Amsterdam’s Art Zoo A new museum in a 17th-century canal house brings together fantastical taxidermy and natural history objects in an eclectic and eccentric mix.

A rare penguin-shaped pot reveals the Nazca's interest in depicting the wildlife around them.