The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.

Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives ...

Each year on April 8th, National Zoo Lovers Day encourages us to explore our local zoos. Each year, millions of people visit ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.

A pair of Galapagos tortoises are proving that it’s never too late to raise a family. The Philadelphia Zoo said it was “overjoyed” at the arrival of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than ...

The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November ...