A former zoo owner, Frank Thompson, brought Connie to the U.S. with seven other elephant babies who were orphaned in Zimbabwe in 1987 when poachers killed the adults in the herd for their tusks.

Like zoos across the nation, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington is closed, but behind the gate, the keepers and animals are as busy as, well, a beaver.

Sharpie and Nolina waddle through the paved roads of the zoo normally open to visitors under the watchful eye of zookeepers. Porcupines at the Oregon Zoo are staying active by taking morning walks ...

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CINCINNATI — Less than two weeks after a 3-year-old child fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and a 17-year-old gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed, the exhibit has reopened.

This Michigan zoo is offering two days of deep discounts in July. Potter Park Zoo’s Zoo Days brings $2 admission and free parking on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8 and 9. Admission is normally $15 for ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Zoo announced that since reopening in July, they will return to normal zoo hours. Starting Wednesday, September 9, the zoo will now be open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m ...

On a recent afternoon at the Nashville Zoo, five white rhinos stand still in the summer heat, circled butt-to-butt, on high alert. Things have been quieter than normal the past few months. With ...

The zoo normally closes at 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the park is $18.75 for adults (19 and up), $15.75 for children (2-10). Children under 2 are admitted free and seniors (65 and up) get a ...