The staff at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium are also prepared to keep even their wildest creatures cool in this extreme heat. It's a busy day for Assistant Mammal Curator Karen Vacco and all the ...

Chicago's Brookfield Zoo is one of the city's TWO amazing zoos to enjoy with your kids. While Lincoln Park Zoo has the advantage of being free, it can be tough to get to if you don't live on the North ...

A Baird's tapir, similar to this tapir, was born July 23 at the Houston Zoo as part of the zoo’s plan for genetic diversity. When people visit their local zoo, they often expect the animals to be well ...

HOUSTON — As the temperatures begin to climb in Houston, animals at the Houston Zoo have to find ways to keep their bodies cool. They can't do that on their own, so they get a little help. To enrich ...

For years, the OC Zoo has made sure the animals enjoy the holidays as much as their human visitors. So over the weekend, as youngesters in costumes trick-or-treated and did crafts around the zoo, the ...

How many animals are in the zoo? If it is the Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center, then the number is over 200 native and exotic animals. On Saturday, March 29, the zoo begins its weekend schedule ...

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...

St. Louis Zoo keeper Cora Port interacts with a group of Chilean flamingos, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, as they stretch their wings during their regular exercise and acclimation session. The birds, ...