The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds ...

given the public’s recent frenzy over baby zoo animals, from Pesto the penguin to Kirby, the Houston Zoo’s bug-eyed elephant calf. The Metro Richmond calf is one of several pygmy hippo calves ...

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of Mali the elephant have been brought back to Manila Zoo after undergoing taxidermy. A team of veterinarians led by Dr. Jason Sumaway performed Mali’s ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Smithsonian National Zoo released a new video as a Christmas present to the D.C. area of pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao. The giant pandas are seen jumping, rolling and splashing ...

either through enhancing zoo biosecurity or by vaccinating zoo animals.” “We need to consider how to manage this situation, either through enhancing zoo biosecurity or by vaccinating zoo animals.

One of Victoria's biggest zoos has spent the past few days evacuating its animals from the nearby Grampians bushfire. Staff at the Halls Gap Zoo have relocated birds, monkeys, and reptiles ...

It’s a tale as old as time: Baby zoo animal is born, baby zoo animal is posted online, baby zoo animal goes viral. This year, an enormous king penguin chick named Pesto — a 50-pound tower of ...

Watch: Zoo animals unwrap Christmas presents The hyenas got meat, sun bears feasted on leafy wreaths, while the Sumatran tigers and African lions pawed through a spread of Christmas decorations at ...

Animals display surprising romantic behaviors. Albatrosses and foxes mate for life, while wolf eels form long-term pairs. River otters show affection by holding hands, and French angelfish are ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo. The yet-to-be named hippo was born December 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin. "The baby ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo says its loveable, 5-week-old baby elephant, Kirby, has quickly become an internet star. Her fans have been dubbed the "Kirby Krew." "Kirby's charm has not only ...

Plans are underway for the construction of a new and larger animal hospital at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, where visitors will be able to watch veterinary procedures live for the first time.