An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident happened Saturday, March 29, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, the zoo ...

Chris Tellez via Unsplash An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident happened Saturday, March 29, at the Woodland ...

The zoo said the worker was taken to a hospital ... Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate ...

There are four adult orangutans at the zoo, and the habitat is open to viewing for guests. Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state has passed a bill that prohibits the use of elephants, bears, wild cats, and nonhuman primates in circuses and other traveling shows. The legislation ...

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A firing squad has executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer decades ago. Three volunteers fired ...

An animal keeper at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle ... time in 16 years, the Washington wolf population dropped, impacting wildlife and livestock dynamics across the state.