Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in ...

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 ...

About the size of a half-dollar, the tiny painted river terrapin hatchling - a critically endangered species - at the ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo Public Museum Art Museum and Betty Brinn Children's Museum all have free admission days in February.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Rah! He’s a Nile monitor lizard at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe. They’re known ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive recount a hippo escaping from a zoo and potential dangers to bystanders.

A four-year-old male hippopotamus at the Alipore Zoological Gardens here has lost strength in its legs after being affected by a neurological disorder, zoo authorities said on Sunday.     Due to nerve ...

If you’re like most animal lovers, you probably can’t get enough of videos showing baby animals exploring their world, ...

Alipore Zoo vets initially suspected a leg injury and partially drained the moat to inspect the animal. However, the hippo's condition appeared to worsen as water levels dropped, forcing them to ...

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 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Scores of folks gathered at the Metro Richmond Zoo to celebrate Poppy the pygmy hippo's birthday. The festivities for Poppy, who was born Dec. 9, 2024, to parents Iris and ...

Columnist's top three experiences were the Chincoteague Pony Swim, Dollywood and Petersburg High's 50th reunion. Here's everywhere she visited.