With Asian elephants endangered worldwide, a calf expected at the National Zoo could strengthen the species' future.

Rare Birth of Critically Endangered Baby Orangutan Amazes Conservation Team at Memphis Zoo ...

Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana (roo-hah-na). The baby, born in early December, was the second for mother Jahe ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Animal caretakers are raising a baby orangutan that was recently born at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Bornean orangutan Kawan delivered her baby on June 21. Both the 24-year-old mother and ...

The cub, whose name and gender is set to be revealed on Friday, was born in July, the zoo said. The zoo called the panda's birth a "Tiny, Fluffy Surprise!" "Born to mother Poppy and father Willie on ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its newborn animals. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, a first-time mother dolphin gave birth at the zoo. Just a few days later on Nov. 1, the ...