After years of construction, Safari Park’s massive new elephant habitat is opening ...

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much darker history. Trophy hunters in the 19th century considered elephants, ...

Scientists have long hypthesized that apes living in Africa more than 20 million years ago had a diet largely comprised of fruit while living in a continet-wide ecosystem comprised of thick, closed ...

Michael Brown works for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and is an affiliated researcher for the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. He receives funding from the Giraffe ...

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or ...

(Reuters) -Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch a major dispersal out of Africa roughly 50,000 years ago, going ...

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...

Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images The largest UK zoo habitat ever created is set to open at Chester Zoo - where it will be home to 57 varieties of African beast. The new Heart of Africa zone, spanning ...

Zoo Atlanta's African lion complex reopened earlier this month after an extensive six-month, $3-million renovation project. The project added around 1,500 square feet of space through which the lions ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is kicking off 2026 with a series of habitat upgrades and concessions improvements aimed at enhancing animal well-being and elevating the guest experience. The multi-year ...

Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth that are known for their intelligence, strength and complex social behavior. While they may seem similar at first glance, Asian and African elephants ...