A detailed genomic investigation of a Denver Zoo outbreak shows how SARS-CoV-2 can rapidly diversify and adapt after crossing species, offering a rare real-world view of viral evolution beyond humans.

The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...

When Willie B., Zoo Atlanta’s world-famous 41-year-old gorilla, died three years ago, he was so beloved that his obituary made the local newspaper’s front page. The gorilla had come a long way: from ...

The AJC's Fraser Jones takes a behind-the-scenes look at how nearly 1,000 animals are fed daily at Zoo Atlanta. From fresh produce deliveries three times a week to specialty diets for lions, elephants ...

Johnson the capybara and Al the Brazilian tapir, were euthanized Feb. 20 after a decline in both animals' health ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS58) -- The Milwaukee County Zoo on Saturday, May 17 hosted their fourth annual "Celebrate Diversity" day. When we think about diversity, we typically think about it in humans. But at ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo is mourning the loss of Susie, the oldest female Chimpanzee in human care. According to Sunset Zoo, Susie, the Western Chimpanzee, had been under close ...

The plight of a young, abandoned macaque monkey in Japan has tugged at heartstrings around the world. If we recognise animals' capacity for distress, what responsibility does that entail?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve recently seen a peacock wandering around near Thatcher Avenue, it’s not an escapee from the Pueblo Zoo. Zoo officials ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The court said the decision "does not turn ...

The oldest giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) has died just five days after the passing of another giraffe at the ...