The Houston Zoo introduced four of its new baby animals that visitors can see in enclosures this fall. The organization ...

The Houston Zoo is treating 17-year-old lion Mattie for gastroenteritis and kidney disease. Visitors can still see her pride mates on habitat ...

Norah, a Baird's tapir born on July 23, is already mingling with capybaras, giant anteaters and swans in the Pantanal habitat ...

Watching wildlife can bring an immeasurable amount of joy to an animal lover. It can be relaxing, entertaining, and even ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant now has a name after it made its debut last month. The baby Asian elephant is named Rita Jean, after Rita Jean Wolfe, a member of Wolfe family with ...

Houston residents can pick up replacement or new trash cans through the city’s new Can Blitz program, launching Sept. 5 at three convenient locations. (Copyright ...

HOUSTON — Mayor John Whitmire is kicking off a new “Can Blitz” program aimed at getting Houston residents quicker access to new or replacement trash cans. It starts Friday. The initiative, led by the ...

A 23-year-old giraffe named Milenna was humanely euthanized at the Brevard Zoo due to age-related mobility issues. Milenna lived beyond the median 20.3-year lifespan for female giraffes in human care.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An 11-pound bundle of joy made history at the John Ball Zoo on Wednesday. First-time parents Penelope and Jahari have welcomed their baby, the zoo announced on Facebook, marking ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the addition of seven Guinea hog piglets, “giving the Zoo a joyful last gift of summer,” according to a statement. The piglets were welcomed in on Sunday, Aug ...