Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has been ...

Officials said the calf will be Zoe’s second and will be a sibling to female giraffe, Mi-Na. The typical gestation period for ...

An energetic, squirrel-like critter with a penchant for spicy food recently gave birth to two pups at a Michigan zoo. Caper and Katherine are northern tree shrews, small mammals native to Southeast ...

A zoo in Utah welcomed a new baby – and it stands more than 6 feet tall and weighs close to 170 pounds. The baby giraffe was born at 8:45 p.m. Feb. 7 and “already shows strong, healthy behaviors – ...

There is a new baby animal at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. The zoo announced its resident giraffes, Stephanie and Ja, gave birth to ...

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The death of a 5-month-old boy in November has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Sun-Times file Share A North Lawndale woman has been charged with murder in ...

When Chester Zoo unveiled details of its new Giraffe Lodges last week, they were billed as the attraction’s ‘‘most luxurious and spacious’ spaces. With a chance to get ‘up close’ with ...

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, a zoo and conservation charity, has announced the arrival of Benji and Pika, both red ruffed lemurs, who it says have settled into their new habitat at the zoo. Red ruffed lemurs ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8’s Shannon Smith took a trip to the North Carolina Zoo to learn about an exciting new educational opportunity!

The zoo announced Thursday that a male baby silvered langur is now on exhibit. He joined a group of adults of the same species — and brought a splash of bright orange to the depths of winter.