PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...

October 2 – October 31, 2025 Thursdays - Sundays 6pm - 10pm (last admission 9:30pm) $10 per person, 2 years and younger: free (Admission only at the door) In the crisp fall air, stroll through the Zoo ...

The Philadelphia Zoo's longest resident had no children at the start of this year. But now, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise named Mommy has enough hatchlings to fill out an NCAA Sweet 16 ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...

Lois, an African elephant who has called the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium home for more than 40 years, has died.

Angin, a 15-year-old critically endangered Malayan tiger, was humanely euthanized at the Woodland Park Zoo due to a significant decline in the animal’s health and quality of life. For several months, ...

SAN DIEGO — A 24-year-old polar bear from the San Diego Zoo has died, the organization said in a Facebook post on Friday. Kalluk, a male polar bear, died peacefully on Aug. 14, surrounded by the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The newest additions to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance are coming up on a big milestone. The zoo on Thursday posted to social media an update of its African lion cubs, who are ...

B ATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Halloween festivities have either already begun or are on the way, and at the Baton Rouge Zoo, it’s no different.

The 16 were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo. The parents are both estimated to be about 100 years old. Staff members pose for photographs several of the 16 critically ...