The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., welcomed a bouncing 308-pound ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., welcomed a bouncing 308-pound ...

Omaha is a Nebraska city offering big city appeal without losing any of that classic Midwestern charm. There are lots of fun things to do in Omaha with kids, from getting outside at one of the ...

Imagine falling asleep to the distant calls of exotic animals and waking up to giraffes wandering just beyond your window. It ...

Monkeys are not from California. They’re not even visiting snowbirds. But a few have settled nicely into a space customized to their simian preferences.

The Cincinnati Zoo is mourning the loss of Savanna, a 13-year-old cheetah who was featured on “National Geographic.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic showing eleven of the world's penguin species. (Laurence CHU) (Laurence CHU/AFP/AFP) Penguins are bringing forward their ...

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ideas for bringing it back. One of seven mummified cheetahs found in caves ...

"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist said Getty Conservationists in New Zealand are more optimistic than ever ...

Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday. The ...

Antarctic penguins’ breeding season has shifted by a record two weeks as a result of climate change, reveals new research. A decade-long project uncovered the "striking" changes that scientists say ...