Moose (or "elk," as they are known in other parts of the world), are the not-so-gentle giants of the deer family. They are the largest, tallest and heaviest species of (non-extinct) deer in the world, ...

An abandoned monkey at a Japanese zoo who lugs around a stuffed animal as a companion has won over the hearts of social media users. Punch, a baby macaque in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was abandoned ...

MIAMI — Zoo Miami broke ground Friday on a new 25,000-square-foot animal hospital that officials say will significantly expand veterinary care while giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how ...

The Erie Zoo humanely euthanized Wendy, a 9-year-old sand cat, after she suffered a fractured spine from a suspected fall. Wendy was a significant animal for conservation science, being the first sand ...

The Salisbury Zoological Park is offering "Wild Heart grams" for Valentine's Day. Available animals include an ocelot, spider monkey, red wolf, and more. Each postcard costs $5 and features an animal ...

The Erie Zoo's 2026 season begins on March 7 and will feature new animals, events and facility updates. The "Glow Wild" Chinese lantern event will return with new lanterns from April 30 to July 5.

Punch-kun the monkey has won over visitors with his adorable toy companion Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins having ...

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The Bronx Zoo has lost a beloved member of its animal kingdom. Ntondo, a Western Lowland Gorilla who had called the Bronx home for over a decade, died on Sunday, the zoo ...

A tapir and a capybara that had developed a strong bond were put to sleep on the same day so neither would be lonely. Keepers at Newquay Zoo said the decision had been taken to euthanise Johnson, a ...

Zoo staff say the female hawk and female turkey vulture share food, preen each other and have even attempted to raise eggs. Stan, a 20-year-old female turkey vulture (front), and Hunter, a 22-year-old ...

In this episode, we rank the largest land mammals to have ever existed using estimated maximum weights, comparing each giant to modern animals to keep the scale clear. We travel from Australia’s ...

There are some stories the internet collectively decides to care about. This week, it's a little monkey named Punch. Punch — or more colloquially, Punch-kun — is a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in ...