The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

The Utica Zoo says on Feb. 5, members of the animal care team discovered in the early morning that Mei Lin had passed overnight. orn at Utica Zoo on July, 2019, Mei Lin leaves behind a legacy of ...

Larisa Blyudaya did a favor for a friend. Her family paid a devastating price for her kindness. Blyudaya, 46, and her son, Ben Azizov, 19, were shot and killed in the Victoria Park neighborhood of ...

Moo Deng's caretakers are addressing concerns over her welfare. Nearly two years after the pygmy hippo went viral, the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand—where the animal resides— spoke out against ...

Six people in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are dead in what police say is a cross-state murder spree by the same suspect Wednesday morning. The suspect was also found dead, authorities said.

Penelope, a female reticulated giraffe at Reid Park Zoo, gave birth to a calf Monday afternoon. The unnamed male was born weighing 180 pounds and currently stands at 6 feet tall. "The new calf was ...

Oakland Zoo welcomed its newest resident Friday: a red-tailed monkey baby. Authorities with the zoo say two of their red-tailed guenons, Nonami and Marley, became the parents of a “healthy baby boy.” ...

This Valentine’s Day, more than 2,000 hopeless romantics will gift their loved one an unforgettable memory—featuring one of the largest species of cockroach in the animal kingdom. How sweet! Since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids love animated comedies featuring talking animals. Kids also love NBA All-Star point guard Stephen Curry. Put all that ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will open its new Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance on March 6, 2026. A $3 million donation from J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver helped fund the new ...

Four men who were wrongfully accused of the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders were declared innocent by a Texas judge on Thursday, formally clearing their names in a courtroom for the first time since ...