The zoo said it routinely performs severe weather drills. An EF-0 tornado hit the zoo last May. It brought down tr ...

The San Diego Zoo will be celebrating National Panda Day on March 16. and the first 2,000 kids (ages 11 and under) who visit Denny Sanford Panda Ridge that day will receive a pair of panda ears to get ...

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

Washington businesses and hotels are capitalizing on the return of pandas to the city's zoo after a yearlong absence.

A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

Former board chair of Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens celebrates conservation efforts, urges readers to vote in USA Today's 10Best ...

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The species, native to tropical rainforests of southeast Asia, bears a “striking resemblance to orchid flowers,” Cincinnati ...

River otters are famous for their buoyant spirit; that's why they often socialize in groups, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. The playful otters also ...

Tallulah celebrated with her brother Ringo, the zoo said, and treats were placed around the green space. A species native to South Asia, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation ...