HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo announced the loss of Tesoro, an 11-year-old jaguar, who was humanely euthanized Friday morning after health complications from a leg injury.

Meet Tanuki, the animal that looks like a raccoon’s quirky twin but is actually a wild canine, and learn fascinating facts about them.

Many tales from Japanese folklore often feature a fascinating character called the tanuki. Depending on the story, this creature might be mistaken for a badger, a fox, or even something akin to a ...

The Detroit Zoo announced Friday that Zoo Keys are returning for the first time in more than two decades.

Baby dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo The Brookfield Zoo Chicago's newly born bottlenose dolphin, the first to be born there since 2014, has died, the zoo announced on Thursday.

Zoo Keys can be purchased for $4 to be used at 11 different audio boxes located around the Zoo.

The San Antonio Zoo euthanized an 18-year-old African lion, named Tau, due to poor health.

Tau, the elderly lion at San Antonio Zoo, was euthanized for health reasons after years of inspiring visitors and caretaking his family.

A bottlenose dolphin born recently at Brookfield Zoo Chicago died late Wednesday. The zoo said it was performing an animal autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A video of a dolphin giving birth at the Brookfield Zoo went viral recently, as the zoo celebrated its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.

For more than 60 years, the building set for closure has been home to the zoo's fruit bats, foxes, sloths, porcupines, armadillos, and other animals.

The Greenville Zoo has a new baby giraffe. Autumn gave birth just after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a City of Greenville and Greenville Zoo social media post. "Baby is alert and standing ...