Questions like "will getting a pet benefit our child's mental health?" are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for ...
Elephants are social animals and live in herds, predominantly made up of the family's females. They have large brains and are considered intelligent and capable of learning. Adults have no predators ...
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, ...
Life at Sleepy Pig Farm is never dull, especially with the Golden Girls around. Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia are the four new rescue pigs who call the New York animal sanctuary home, though only ...
A majority of tested baby foods are ultra-processed, packed with potentially harmful additives, sugars and salt, a new study ...
A 2025 survey in the forests of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia uncovered several rare and endangered animals.
The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.
It was breakfast time at Nairobi’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, and on our first full day in Kenya, my family and I were ...
Across culture, animals are not just part of nature. They stand for strength, courage, patience, and balance. Many ancient ...
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., welcomed a bouncing 308-pound ...
The baby was born on Monday, Feb. 2, at 1:15 a.m. ET. Watch as she walks with some assistance from caretakers.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Zoo has officially announced the winning names for its emperor tamarin twins: Basil and Sage. The two male tamarins were born in October and quickly became ...