The Birmingham Zoo is celebrating its new habitat for its cougars and bobcats. It opens for visitors Wednesday. One of the ...

Dr. Laurie Marker, a world-renowned conservationist who has spent the last 50 years saving cheetahs from extinction, sits ...

The Birmingham Zoo is the new home of an orphaned cougar from Montana that arrived in the South by FedEx. The Birmingham Zoo ...

The Birmingham Zoo welcomed its first resident to the newly constructed Cougar Crossing habitat with the arrival of an ...

While big cats on a plane may sound like the setup to a bad action movie, the idea became reality when the Birmingham Zoo was ...

When temperatures drop in Alabama, a visit to the Birmingham Zoo might not be the first item on your to-do list. But if kids or teens are home in the winter, and you’re looking for something to ...

When the kids tire of beach days, take them to visit some furry friends at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo. If the zoo sounds familiar, here's why: It was the star of Animal Planet's 2006 documentary ...

The Birmingham Zoo plans to open its new Cougar Crossing habitat later in March. The habitat's first resident, an orphaned ...

A 41-year-old orangutan named Oliver is recovering at the zoo in Birmingham, Alabama, after having surgery to remove a testicular tumor, which doctors determined to be benign after its successful ...

A cougar cub from Montana just moved into Birmingham Zoo’s new Cougar Crossing habitat, which finished construction in ...

The Birmingham Zoo offers a $3 military discount on general admission to active duty, retired military, veterans, Reserve and dependents. Visit the Birmingham Zoo website for more details.

The Birmingham Zoo is located at 2630 Cahaba Road in Birmingham. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. General admission tickets are $19.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors ages 65 ...