Instead of throwing out old plastic toys, you can use them in a DIY to create a chic-looking lamp that'll be a definite ...

Zoo Director Xiong Chengpei said some visitors feed animals with food and candy in plastic bags. "Excessive and unsuitable food can damage an animal's digestive system, or even choke it," said Xiong.

In May, 2015, three deer died at Shanghai zoo after eating plastic bags by mistake. Nanchang Zoo said it had asked vets to examine the hippo, and the animal showed no abnormality so far.

A massive parrotfish is part of the “Washed Ashore” exhibit at the National Zoo. (Keith Lane/For The Washington Post) By Mark Jenkins June 16, 2016 at 12:35 p.m. EDT ...

And it could be anywhere in the world. This is a worldwide problem, the plastic pollution issue." Pozzi has created 68 such sculptures, and 17 of them are displayed throughout the National Zoo.

Brevard Zoo's gets greener with annual Jazzoo event The zoo takes conservation seriously, as was demonstrated during Jazzoo on Nov. 4. The major fundraiser was the zoo's first zero-waste event.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is home to about 1,800 animals, representing 300 species. But throughout the summer, visitors can also see other kinds of creatures there. They are larger ...