The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.

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Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, the zoo said. Keepers first noticed Gunther’s lack of appetite and ...

London Zoo is now home to three of the world's rarest birds as conservationists join forces to save the species from extinction. The Socorro dove, a beautiful bird endemic to a tiny island off the ...

Dolly was born in 1968 in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa. She was one of the first white rhinos at the Knoxville zoo, where she had lived since 1976.

Saint Louis Zoo is in the running for the title of America’s “Best Zoo” as part of a national poll conducted by USA TODAY.

“She was a remarkable animal, and her impact on this zoo and the people who have met her is immeasurable.” Olivia Lloyd is a National Real-Time Reporter for McClatchy covering the Southeas ...

If you think managing your love life is difficult, try being in charge of the sex lives of 39,000 animals at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium. It’s not a case of boy elephant means girl ...

"Slinky's playful nature is helping her grow into the wolf she is meant to be," said the Sedgwick County Zoo Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of ...