Smithsonian scientists are working on a lunar vault that will cryopreserve animal cells from Earth’s most endangered species.

Construction on the roughly $8.6 million habitat began in 2022, replacing an aging exhibit with a modern space designed to prioritize animal comfort and well-being.

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

The Taronga Zoo Conservation Society plans to release platypus, koalas, spotted quols, and the Endangered regent honeyeater ...

Like corn kernels in slowly heating oil, the orca sightings began sparse and unpredictable. But at some imperceptible moment, ...

“Honestly, we wanted to create something so that everybody could have a proper home away from home,” Irwin said in his video shared to Instagram on Dec. 2 Robert Irwin is taking on a new "passion ...

Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced that southern white rhinoceros, Kayla, gave birth to a female rhino calf on Nov. 28. Both mom and baby are doing well, the zoo said, while being monitored by the Zoo’s ...

A teenager has been mauled to death after breaking into a lion enclosure at a Brazilian zoo. Gerson Machado, 19, was attacked by a lioness as he made his way down a tree to enter the enclosure at ...

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White House. By Victor Mather Tortoises are slow. While most of Earth’s creatures zip ...