A chimpanzee who cheated death after being rescued from a German circus has begun a new life at Edinburgh Zoo.

In 1826 Sir Stamford Raffles founded The Zoological Society London (ZSL) as the world's first scientific zoo for the study of living animals. Two years later it opened to Fellows of the Society plus ...

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Families celebrated the New Year early at the Seneca Park Zoo with a “Noon Year’s Eve” event. Visitors had the chance to welcome 2026 without staying up late. At noon, the zoo hosted ...

Rex, the 3-foot-tall wallaby, was found safe, the New Jersey sanctuary said. The search for one missing wallaby in New Jersey has ended with a hop-py reunion, an animal sanctuary said. A 3-foot-tall ...

Brevard Zoo is mourning the death of Lorenzo, the first sloth ever born at the facility. The 7-year-old two-toed sloth was humanely euthanized following a critical decline in his health. Lorenzo was ...

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St. Louis Zoo keeper Cora Port interacts with a group of Chilean flamingos, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, as they stretch their wings during their regular exercise and acclimation session. The birds, ...