Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind ...

Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind ...

Animal memes might seem like simple distractions, but researchers say they can actually support your mental health. A new study compares meme-sharing to penguin courtship, showing how these funny ...

The zoo provides shade, ice treats, ice bath, fans and other cooling methods to protect the animal from the heat base on their differing needs.

Zoo officials say animal welfare is one of the top priorities at the zoo, which includes making sure the animals are comfortable during all four seasons.

While many people enjoy the comfort of air conditioning, animals at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo are enduring the heat with some help.Zookeepers said many of the z ...

Animals How animals at the Houston Zoo beat the summer heat From Jaguars to otters, here is how the Houston Zoo's care team keeps the wildlife cool when the temperatures soar.

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Hemker Park and Zoo offers about 25 acres of animal exhibits, a playground and other family-friendly activities, like giraffe and rhino feeding, which can make for a fun summer activity close to ...

For more than 60 years, the building set for closure has been home to the zoo's fruit bats, foxes, sloths, porcupines, armadillos, and other animals.

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 ...

I speak here in my role as associate professor of zoo animal welfare at Nottingham Trent University, but I also sit on the UK Zoos Expert Committee and helped to write the new standards.