Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of understanding our ancestors. Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf, pictured in his office ...

PORTLAND — A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where giant elephants smash half-ton ...

A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern California zoo. Before opening for the day, staff at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka were ...

The male calf made his arrival on Oct. 9, the zoo announced on Oct. 13 Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.

A Hampshire zoo has said it is "excited" to welcome the birth of an endangered Okapi calf for the third time in three years. Marwell Zoo in in Colden Common near Winchester celebrated the calf's ...

The zoo announced on Oct. 13 that a male okapi calf made his arrival on Oct. 9 Okapi, an endangered species, are the only living relative of giraffes The Sacramento Zoo is celebrating a special ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is taking visitors up into the skies, but not through a balloon this time. The Fairmount Park attraction will soon unveil a Ferris wheel — or "Pherris wheel" — as part of its ...

SAN DIEGO — A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo broke a glass panel at his enclosure over the weekend, zoo officials said this week, frightening guests who were observing the apes. Ten-year-old Denny broke ...

The San Diego Zoo celebrated the birth of a female okapi calf back on September 2, 2025. At five weeks old, she does not have an official name yet. The calf was born to mom Subira and first-time dad ...