Make a day of it: The Wharf, a short walk from Arena Stage, goes all out for the holidays, with a 45-foot Christmas tree, ...

Animal welfare legislation around the world is complex. In a lot of countries, exotic cafes would fall under the same license ...

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Zoo closed early Monday due to the heat, but keeping the animals cool is a full time job. As temperatures in the Valley rise, people aren't the only ones trying ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown tortoise getting ...

San Antonio Zoo has welcomed gorillas for the first time in 30 years, just in time for the grand opening of its new exhibit, Congo Falls. The zoo's state-of-the-art, two-acre habitat will officially ...

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(FOX 5/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

A chimpanzee that escaped its enclosure has been recaptured, the Indianapolis Zoo has confirmed. Indianapolis fire crews were called to the zoo in response to an "animal bite" about 10:10 a.m. Nov. 14 ...

A chimpanzee escaped its enclosure and was on the loose at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday morning, but the animal was later located and returned to her exhibit, the zoo said. "At approximately 10am, a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A chimpanzee was on the loose inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday as guests were asked to head back to their cars or shelter in secure locations. An Indianapolis Fire Department run ...

It’s become a Thanksgiving tradition for families to start the morning off with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, either watching at home or attending the parade in person. That’s not surprising ...