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Sunset Zoo celebrated the birthday of perhaps it’s most well-known resident. Susie the Chimpanzee celebrated her 71st ...
A new initiative is incorporating zoo animals and other creatures into education. Kindergartners from Garfield Elementary in Sioux Falls visited the Great Plains Zoo Friday, but it wasn’t a ...
It's after 8 p.m. on a rainy summer evening in 2024 and most of the diurnal animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo have tucked in for the night. But the zoo is far from quiet. Visitors still walk the ...
On a recent trip to the Phoenix Zoo for a 12 News interview with the manager of carnivores, I asked what it costs to feed some of the animals there. I don't imagine that many kids find an anteater ...
Playing music—or attempting to, at least—isn’t the only way zoo animals can express themselves. They’ve been known to dabble in the visual arts as well. Zoos across the country have ...
POWELL, Ohio — As the bird flu epidemic ravages farms across the nation, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is taking precautionary measures to ensure its animals stay safe. That means some exhibits ...
The Erie Zoo has several new animals, including a male black-and-white ruffed lemur, two female Père David’s deer and two female kangaroos. The zoo will host Glow Wild, a Chinese lantern ...
A collaboration of researchers surveyed zoo employees and volunteers across the US about their experiences of burnout and grief related to zoo animal losses. A collaboration of researchers from ...
The ballots are in!Animals at the Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium have predicted the winner of the Super Bowl this weekend. The Big Game is being held in their backyard in New Orleans.
The inclement weather of the past prompted zoo officials to formulate plans to keep their animals safe during future Arctic blasts. A key component of the strategy was the installation of nine ...
FORT WORTH – As winter weather blankets North Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo is taking special steps to ensure the safety of its animals. The zoo experienced various types of precipitation on ...
In 2024, the Milwaukee County Zoo mourned the deaths of two animals who had been here for decades: Patti, a hippo, and Ringo, a harbor seal. In happier news, the zoo welcomed several animals ...