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

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The majority of the wooden elephants will be on display in The Commons area in Hermann Park, with a few others scattered ...

Traveling circus acts are nothing new in Central Texas, but new rules are being proposed for when they come to town.

The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday its new president and CEO, Lisa Peterson, who will fill the position in June.

As a new animal habitat sprung up at Phoenix Zoo, two California condors watched closely. Then they learned who was moving in.

Midland Zoo and The Preserve held a groundbreaking ceremony and have revealed some of the animals that will be at the new zoo ...

The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30th anniversary in March, marking three decades of adopting former circus and show elephants and allowing them to retire in peaceful wilderness.

"This stamp is special because let's face it, everybody loves Betty White," Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty White is making her mark on the nation's snail mail. The beloved actor of “The Golden Girls” fame ...

the sculpture subjects represent wildlife that either can be viewed in real form at the neighboring zoo (e.g., elephant, giraffe, lion, meerkat) or are native to the surrounding central Texas region ...