Buford the Gila monster at Caldwell Zoo plays a surprising role in medical research, with the venom contributing to diabetes ...

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On Friday, Feb. 27, the sun was shining and students in matching gray hats walked around the Detroit Zoo. To the naked eye, the small groups of children walking around with their chaperones would seem ...

Phoenix Zoo staff tossed a stuffed toy to Bodie, a 4-year-old siamang, to encourage play and behavioral enrichment.

Jacksonville Zoo is opening a 330,000-gallon manatee rescue center this March, giving injured sea cows a safe place to ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.