For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

The Dallas Zoo announced the death of the beloved 23-year-old gorilla Zola in a social media post Friday afternoon.

Zola, a western lowland gorilla from the Dallas Zoo, was set to move to San Antonio this month as part of a planned transfer ...

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...

Zola, a young Western lowland gorilla, died on Wednesday, November 5, at age 23. The zoo does not know why Zola died.

Zoo officials say the 23‑year‑old western lowland gorilla showed sudden signs of illness last week and received intensive ...

Tourists visiting the National Mall Monday were greeted with signs declaring the Smithsonian museums closed as the government shutdown drags into another week. The Smithsonian Institution relies ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo, Xin Bao and Yun Chuan, consume up to 75 pounds of bamboo each day, with the majority of their food sourced from a specialized bamboo field ...

The zoo also shared a video that showed the baby giraffe was quick to his feet, standing within an hour and even testing out his new, albeit wobbly, legs after nursing. “Welcoming a new calf is always ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The names of the first red pandas cubs born at Zoo Knoxville in the almost five years were revealed on Monday. The pair of male cubs have been named Dr. Wallace and Mr. Darcy ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo's newest arrival is a healthy male giraffe, the zoo announced in a press release. The 5'8, 156-pound baby giraffe was born Sept. 24 to his mother Katie and father Tebogo, the ...