NORTH PORT, Fla. — A community wide search in North Port led to the safe return of a missing African spurred tortoise named Ninja, who escaped his outdoor enclosure on Sunday.

From hiking trails to giraffe feeding, watching wallabies or learning about wildlife, Southern California's Living Desert Zoo And Gardens has an adventure for everyone.

I don’t have anything that can eat me or my audience,’ says instructor Bonnie Cromwell of the numerous exotic critters she ...

Stephanie Turner blends creativity and compassion, helping students with medical and mental health challenges while repurposing old items into new treasures. Her work and hobbies reflect her values of ...

At the heart of Houston's Hermann Park, Tuesday's rare wintery landscape saw elephants roughhousing in the fresh powder and a flamboyance of flamingos clustered in their now-snowy outdoor habitat ...

Why wait in line for a far-off glimpse of pandas when you can snuggle with cows, stretch with goats or sip tea with kittens?

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The Unit is also home to our cattery, aviary and isolation room. The Animal Unit is also home to our ferret enclosure, an outdoor tortoise enclosure, poultry paddock, goat paddock, donkey paddock and ...

She’s also met famed anthropologist Jane Goodall. Bonnie maintains outdoor animal enclosures that are larger than required, and her electricity bill for the reptile enclosure is extremely high.