Oklahoma City native Gayla Peevey speaks about her iconic Christmas song and decades-long bond with the OKC Zoo as a statue is to be unveiled in her honor.

British man who fell into gorilla enclosure as a boy and was protected by silverback tells his story 40 years later The Brit was just five when he fell in and cracked ...

In 1953, Gayla Peevey used the popularity of her hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" to help the OKC Zoo get its first hippo. Mathilda.

Zoo Atlanta is now living without pandas, a major tourist draw, for the first time in a quarter century. The zoo's finances are stable enough to endure life without them.

From newer attractions like the Oklahoma City Zoo's Safari Lights and Sapulpa's Route 66 Christmas Chute to long-running favorites like the Midwest City Holiday Lights Spectacular and the ...

Just beyond the gates, vibrant papel picado waved in the breeze above the brick-paved plaza, which features the lemur skywalk, restored Monkey House, and the Lion Family statue, a longtime favorite ...

A new virtual reality attraction can give guests at the Oklahoma City Zoo an up-close experience with mountain gorillas.

Helen, a mother of three, long impressed fans with her big personality and longevity, the Louisville Zoo said.

Watch as this Oklahoma City Zoo gorilla, Rubi, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for animals.