A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match
The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.
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Puerto Rico lost its only elephant — and cracked open a well of emotions
Mundi the African elephant was the pride of Puerto Rico's only zoo. But her fate became entangled in the island's recent struggles with natural disasters and a debilitating debt crisis.
A new worry from fighting in Sudan: the whereabouts of Khartoum's zoo animals
At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have gone more than three weeks without food or water, said the head zoologist at the zoo.
The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more
As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.
An owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo is still loose — and hunting on his own
The owl escaped after its enclosure was vandalized nearly two weeks ago. Zoo officials were worried he wouldn't be able to hunt and eat because he's used to captivity, but that's no longer a concern.
A wild fox killed 25 flamingos at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
A northern pintail duck was also killed and three other flamingos were injured, according to the zoo.
Two male penguins welcome hatchling as New York zoo's 1st same-sex foster parents
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo says Elmer and Lima are its first same-sex parents to successfully hatch an egg, calling the penguins "exemplary in every aspect of egg care."
It's not Halloween without some zoo animals smashing pumpkins
From elephants to otters to armadillos, all sorts of animals get a kick out stomping, rolling and eating the orange gourds.
An endangered Sumatran orangutan at the New Orleans zoo is expecting twins
The births will be the first for Menari, zoo officials say. She is expected to give deliver the twins sometime this winter.
North Carolina Zoo Welcomes Baby Southern White Rhino
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has announced the birth of a southern white rhino; it's the third in just under two years.