The Kansas City Zoo opened in 1909 with a modest collection of animals: four lions, three monkeys, a fox, a wolf, a badger, a lynx, an eagle and some other birds. Since then, it has expanded to ...

These are Asian small-clawed otters, at home in their streamside habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Like their name suggests, Asian small-clawed otters have short nails that don’t ...

USA TODAY readers have spoken: The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is among ... from best riverwalk to best coastal small town and everything in between. Editors then vet these nominations ...

(Photo by Amber Phipps) Students at Phillips Elementary in Marietta enjoyed a presentation by ambassadors from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ... said Marietta City Schools Communications ...

Melville Koppies Nature Reserve is one of Johannesburg’s most iconic natural sites. A national heritage site, this reserve is ...

“Louie and Ophelia left their habitat through a small breach in buried fencing that they managed to enlarge just enough to get out,” the zoo said. “Their absence was noted immediately by ...

Patrick’s Day, but for many who do, thoughts this time of year turn to all things Irish, whether they’re large like the native ash trees and the Cliffs of Moher or small like leprechauns and ...

Like many who live in the city, Tommy is a second-generation ... first as a zookeeper and now as the zoo's curator for primates and small mammals. In that role, she's cared for dozens of animals ...

In a zoo video from 2022, “carnivore keeper” Tracey Henderson said Cassy was on the small side at 91 pounds and was on a special diet for her kidneys. He described Cassy as a quiet animal.