Throughout the zoo, festive Valentine’s decorations—including pink boxes and hearts—add to the romantic atmosphere. But for ...

A New York Zoo offered a sneak preview of some of the artwork that will be available at its upcoming gala auction: creations by animals including penguins, giraffes, sloths, capybaras and others.

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Marwell Zoo has completed its annual stocktake, counting more than 500 animals across 145 species including a rare okapi calf and a colony ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what ...

If you want to watch the Puppy Bowl with friends and meet the six Iowa puppies, head over to Paws & Pints from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday. All six puppies are expected to attend along with other dogs from ...

And if you thought baby tapirs were just miniature versions of their parents, think again. The zoo describes this cutie as a "fuzzy, walking watermelon" — thanks to its dark, velvety coat sprinkled ...

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These ...

Bonobo apes are very similar to the more widely recognized chimpanzees—a smaller species of ape native to the Congo region of ...

Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois children's thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: ...

Marsh chalks up a lot of her creativity to her varied interests, which include rescuing greyhounds, riding horses, falconry, ...