Born in the 1880s, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise lived through world wars and pandemics while becoming a symbol of ...

N E W  Y O R K, April 21 -- If you haven't been to your local zoo for a while, you're in for a bit of a surprise. Things have changed. No longer are the animals just attractions in a menagerie.

Love arctic animals? Come check out these 20 amazing zoos with polar bears, all around the United States. Many of them are free!

CHICAGO -- A pair of rare Amur leopard cubs were born at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago earlier this month, the zoo announced Tuesday. The rare cubs are considered to be an important addition to the ...

PHILADELPHIA -- In Chad, the ivory poachers have upgraded to automatic weapons. Having bolstered the population at this "last stand for elephants" in central Africa, the Wildlife Conservation Society ...

Samantha Ward is the welfare specialist on the Zoo Experts Committee, part of DEFRA, who helped write the new zoo standards. If you visit a zoo, you might be captivated by the animals you see — ...