U.S. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon in 1959 promised that the Washington Park loop of the Oregon Zoo train would be “the ...

For 60 years, the Fort Wayne Zoo’s been bringing animals and children together. With 69 habitats, 188 species and 1,500 ...

Zoo staffers fortunately got to him before he hit downtown. Mayhem averted. Rick Dyson, far right, works with his crew at the Reid Park Zoo. Benjie Sanders, Arizona Daily Star 1985 ...

Everyone knows that childbirth isn't easy. But what if pregnant patients could simply strap themselves to a table, spin at a ...

By Mike Virgintino On June 19, 1960, a Sunday that also was Father’s Day, New Yorkers were introduced to a unique theme park.

Goliath The Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday On Father's Day By Becoming Oldest First-Time Dad. Eat your heart out Mick Jagger! On Father's Day on 15 June, Goliath the Galapagos tortoise celebrated ...

A giant Galapagos tortoise has turned 135 – and he’s also just become a father for the first time, says Miami Zoo officials. Despite multiple breeding attempts throughout his lifetime, Goliath ...

The mother of the tortoise hatchling is also pushing record numbers, with an age between 85 and 100 years old. “Sweet Pea” arrived at the Crandon Park Zoo on Key Biscayne, Florida, as an adult in 1960 ...

According to official records, Goliath hatched on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos on June 15, 1890. He was transferred to the Bronx Zoo in 1929 and arrived at Zoo Miami in 1981.

The Bronx Zoo was named the No. 2 “worst” zoo for elephants as animal activists say its famed trunked resident “Happy” is one pouty pachyderm that should be released to a sanctuary.

Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, has been spotted publicly for the first time in nearly 10 weeks – sparking concern from the activist group that monitors her wellbeing.

The Bronx Zoo has a new star: A Matschie’s tree kangaroo joey took its first leap out of its mother's pouch there this week. The baby tree kangaroo, born in late December, is the second of its ...