The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises, the first hatchlings born in ...

The Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first zoo, is celebrating a historic first—a rare giant tortoise, nearly 100 years old, now ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...

There are a couple of 100-year-olds in Philadelphia who just became first-time parents. They are actually critically ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Zoo has announced the sudden death of a beloved gorilla. Harry the western lowland gorilla, a ...

The passing of Maggie comes as a second blow to the zoo community, following closely on the heels of the loss of Oscar Jonesy, a 43-year-old endangered Western lowland gorilla who died earlier ...

Blending lush botanical gardens with diverse wildlife habitats, the zoo's African Forest showcases western lowland gorillas and bonobos, while the Range of the Jaguar is a national award-winning ...

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DRC is considered one of the world’s megadiverse nations, home to thousands of plant and animal species, including many remarkable endemic creatures, such as the okapi, eastern lowland (Grauer’s) ...

A total "blood moon" total lunar eclipse flushed the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views were from North America and South America.