In the early morning hours of Thursday, North American river otters, Louie and Ophelia, got out through a small breach in ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ ...

Maximus, a ginormous 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle that staff loved to swim with and who brought smiles to thousands ...

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden received two wins from a reader's choice competition. The zoo is now a top 10 zoo due to their ...

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant's teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. Geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where ...

Animal biotechnology is a branch of biotechnology in which molecular biology techniques are used to genetically engineer (i.e. modify the genome of) animals in order to improve their suitability ...

After weeks of waiting and acclimating to their new habitats and enclosures, the animals at the Amazon River’s Edge at the ...

Sabra moves to the zoo as a mate for Churchill ... The States of Guernsey asks residents not to feed the animal as it could delay efforts to catch it. A non-native grey squirrel on the loose ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Unable to identify the animal — and wondering if it was someone’s escaped pet — she shared a video of it on social media. On Feb. 25, Cerase posted a five-second clip of the tiny creature ...

The program also helps boost participants’ resumes and college applications by providing experience in public speaking, animal care, conservation, zoo careers, and education within a zoo setting.