Stroll through this 30-acre zoo and you might think you've trespassed into a jungle. The small zoo houses ... or at least one tropical parrot, tapir, Jabiru stork or harpy eagle.

You'll hear them before you see them: the tell-tale squawks of the monk parakeets that make their home in NYC. These exotic birds are every bit the New Yorker, making their homes in the trees in local ...

A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis due to high concentrations of nitrates. Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner ...

ST. LOUIS — It has been more than two weeks since an EF3 tornado ripped through St. Louis. The tornado twisted through Forest Park, snapping decades-old trees and doing damage to many of the ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- One of the animals at Brookfield Zoo Chicago took a walk on the wild side on Tuesday. The zoo said that Nyala, an African antelope, briefly escaped from its primary habitat.

South Florida still has a handful of theme parks: Seaquarium, Lion Country Safari, Zoo Miami (previously at Crandon Park), Jungle Island (previously Parrot Jungle), Coral Castle.

Video. At Branféré Zoo, music is being used in a behavioural study to see if it helps animals socialise or reduces aggression. Sessions last seven minutes.

HOLLY HILL — A Holly Hill family has grown their small farm into a traveling petting zoo with over 100 animals, from kangaroos and lemurs to a camel appearing across South Carolina and the South ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of two Chinese gorals, a mountain species making their debut, according to a zoo officials. “The male goral, age 7, comes from the Lee ...

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“The parrot on the floor, the dead dog on the floor, you don’t see what’s going on in the house.” Police charged Gast with one count of malicious killing of animals, one count of ...

animal care supervisor at John Ball Zoo, said in the release. “This new habitat will educate guests on the importance of clean water and the work we’re doing to save the species of wildlife ...