From arboretum tours to animal feeding, Earth Week at the Lincoln Park Zoo offers ways to connect with nature and celebrate ...

On a shelf next to my desk, I keep the books that shaped how I think about our planet—and how I cover it as a journalist ...

The Zurich Zoo says a 19-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a male. Its name starting with the letter Z will be announced later this week.

Imagine a world where children have never seen a tiger’s golden eyes, heard the trumpeting of an elephant, or watched a ...

Kids love animals -- and they love books about animals, too. From dog books to bear books to bunny books and pig books, our list of favorite animal "tails" is full of great picks. Some have funny, ...

French monks used animal skins to bind and cover their books. One group of books covers didn't look at all like the others. Protein fingerprint and DNA analysis revealed them to be not local cows or ...

With World War II on the horizon, animal keepers in cities around the world had to face one question: What would happen to ...

New technology that allows zoo animals and their human visitors to share experiences could have positive benefits for both, ...

ZoOceanarium, which runs two other U.S. aquariums, plans to hire significantly fewer employees than the feasibility study ...

The Maryland Zoo’s giraffe Kipi unexpectedly gave birth to a calf last month, and the zoo is asking for the public's help to ...

A 6-year-old, two-toed sloth unexpectedly went into labor in her zoo exhibit in front of zoo goers on Wednesday, April 2 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

It also has a new pool for the lions. “Zoo Atlanta is very excited to reintroduce our Members and guests to these majestic and iconic animals in a habitat we think few of our visitors will even ...