From using moon rovers that encourage predators to hunt and forage in packs, to applying state-of-the-art algorithms to try and understand the facial expressions of Sumatran orangutans, artificial ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and The Nature Conservancy have teamed up to turn invasive trees and shrubs into a win-win situation for the organizations Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

A lizard at the Caldwell Zoo may look small and calm, but scientists say animals like him have helped create medications used by millions of people. Meet Buford, a Gila monster living in the zoo’s ...

It’s a baby only a mother could love. A rare wide-eyed pygmy slow loris — with eyes as big as its ears and a sleep cycle that would drive even the most patient parents bonkers — has become the first ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Hundreds of species from around the world survive and thrive at the Kansas City Zoo, even during the coldest winter months. Zoo staff focus on keeping animals moving and ...

It went from one of the worst zoos in America to a beloved menagerie filled with disabled and elderly native species. Now it may close for good. Zoo New York, in Watertown, N.Y., includes a porcupine, ...

When snow and bitter cold temperatures hit Knoxville during winter, not only could it force schools and offices to close or shows to be canceled, but animal shelters and the zoo might need to shut ...

After the winter storm of 2021 plunged the Houston Zoo into freezing temperatures that killed several birds and one turtle, the zoo’s leaders learned a valuable lesson. Workers have since insulated ...

The Memphis Zoo is home to 3,500-plus animals. Here are some of our favorites that don't always get the spotlight.