The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is once again up for national recognition. The zoo is nominated for Best Zoo in USA TODAY’s ...

The Jacksonville Zoo announced Wednesday that the home-grown Jaguar is leaving town on January 30th to be introduced to a potential mate - and maybe make some babies of his own.

After more than a year and a half of life - Baby Banks isn’t a baby anymore. The Jacksonville Zoo announced Wednesday ... and thriving population of the animal, currently categorized at ...

Past visitors were impressed with the number and variety of animals at the zoo and highly recommend making a stop here, especially if you're in Jacksonville with kids; but seniors enjoy their ...

will leave the Jacksonville Zoo on Jan. 30. "Baby boy Banks isn't a baby anymore," the zoo wrote on social media announcing Banks' departure. "It's time for him to leave the nest and start a new ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

I think all of us need to veg out and "aww" over baby animal videos from time to time. Life is stressful, and sometimes you ...

JACKSONVILLE ... hours event will now also get you early entry into the zoo any time after 3 p.m. This will let you visit and see the animals that may be blocked off or not visible at night.

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

BEEN A SHOWSTOPPER. OH, MAN. I’M GLAD I WAS STANDING BACK FOR THAT. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT JUST ALL OF THE FUN THINGS HAPPENING IN NEW ORLEANS. AS WE SAID, THE HISTORY, THERE’S ALSO ...

Update: A gender reveal celebration, hosted at the El Paso Zoo today, revealed the new baby is a boy. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A new giraffe was just born at the El Paso Zoo! The baby was born to ...