Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, has been spotted publicly for the first time in nearly 10 weeks – sparking concern from the activist group that monitors her wellbeing.

Famous Bronx Zoo elephant “Happy” apparently hasn’t been spotted publicly for more than two weeks, sparking concern from activists over the massive mammal’s wellbeing.

The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at the Bronx Zoo, with one of the pair now housed in the nursery at the facility’s World of Reptiles with a pair of adult Mangshan vipers, the ...

First opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo has been a top destination for local NYC families, tourists, and animal lovers of all ...

The Bronx Zoo was named the No. 2 “worst” zoo for elephants as animal activists say its famed trunked resident “Happy” is one pouty pachyderm that should be released to a sanctuary.

There are only around 2,500 tree kangaroos in the wild and 42 in captivity, the zoo said. In a statement Friday, a Bronx Zoo spokesperson said that the kangaroo's birth was significant for the ...

BRONX, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12.The World of Darkness invites Bronx Zoo visitors to explore a ...

A baby vulture at the Bronx Zoo in New York is being raised with a rather unusual parenting technique: feeding with a hand puppet designed to resemble an adult vulture.. King vultures are known to ...

Mystery surrounds Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo elephant who has been the subject of fierce legal battles, with the 53-year-old elephant having not been seen in public for months.

He started his career at the Bronx Zoo in the 1980s and came to Akron in 1997. He became the Akron Zoo's president in 2015 and was part of its transformation from a place that attracted some ...

The Bronx Zoo acquired Patty in 1973 and Happy in 1977, according to the Nonhuman Rights Project. Other elephants, including Grumpy and Maxine, lived at the zoo during that time but have since died.

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