BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Some people rang in the new year early, celebrating with people of all ages at the Birmingham Zoo’s Zoo Year’s Eve event. Families got to bring in 2025 together ...

Photo courtesy of Oakland Zoo and Birmingham Zoo The Birmingham Zoo welcomed a new resident to its freshly completed Wojciechowski Cougar Crossing habitat. A female orphaned cougar cub from Montana ...

Orphaned mountain lions that were rescued separately became fast friends after one of them was taken to an Alabama zoo, photos show. Screenshot of the Birmingham Zoo's post on Instagram One of ...

The Birmingham Zoo worked with FedEx to safely transport the cougar via plane from Great Falls Montana to Memphis, Tennessee. From there, the Birmingham Zoo transported the cub to her new home.

After that, they’ll move into the Birmingham Zoo’s newly opened cougar habitat, where they’ll live with two other bobcats, the zoos said.

Orphaned mountain lions that were rescued separately became fast friends after one of them was taken to an Alabama zoo, photos show. Screenshot of the Birmingham Zoo's post on Instagram One of ...

Orphaned mountain lions that were rescued separately became fast friends after one of them was taken to an Alabama zoo, photos show. Screenshot of the Birmingham Zoo's post on Instagram One of ...

Orphaned mountain lion cubs form a heartwarming friendship at Alabama’s Birmingham Zoo. See photos of Spruce and Juniper thriving in their new habitat.