Snow leopard at Syracuse zoo for many years dies

Syracuse, N.Y. — A male snow leopard enjoyed by visitors for years at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has died. The leopard, Senge, died at 17 from age-related illness, the zoo said Tuesday morning. Hundreds of people commented on the zoo’s Facebook …

SEE IT: Elephants huddle around their young at San Diego Zoo during earthquake

As the ground shook in Southern California’s 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park homed in on their young to protect them from the tumult. Five African elephants reside at the park, two of them 7-year-old …

Video: Elephants encircle their young during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

During a Southern California earthquake, African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park rapidly sprang into action to protect their two young calves. On Monday morning, a video camera in the enclosure captured the mighty adult elephants — Ndlula, …

Cape May County Zoo welcomes bobcat siblings …

The Cape May County Park and Zoo has announce the arrival of two young bobcats from a facility in Arizona.  Born in June 2024, this brother and sister arrived in March and took up residence in the old bobcat habitat in the Small Mammals section of the zoo. …

Brookfield Zoo administers $140K in research grants

Nineteen conservation and veterinary science research programs, ranging from dusky gopher frogs in Mississippi to spider monkeys in Bolivia, have received nearly $140,000 in grants from the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund. The seed funding, …

Ex-zoo employee pleads to multiple charges after allegedly taking photos up guests skirts

Steven Pook pled to charges of capturing images of unclothed persons at John Ball Zoo. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A former seasonal employee at the John Ball Zoo pleaded to multiple charges Tuesday following accusations that he was taking photos up guests' …

Zoo mourns death of Othello, a giant tortoise that was ‘well over 100 years old’

ST. LOUIS (Gray News) – The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest residents – an Aldabra giant tortoise that was well over 100 years old. The zoo said the tortoise named Othello was humanely euthanized on April 8 due to declining …

Watch San Diego Zoo Elephants Form An ‘Alert Circle’ During Yesterday’s Earthquake

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the San Diego area yesterday at 10:08 AM, sending seismic waves through Southern California and Mexico. While there were no reports of injuries or damage, it was still enough to spook the …

Video shows elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park racing to protect their young during earthquake

Animal Spirits Haunt This Creepy, Abandoned Zoo in New England

I PERSONALLY do not understand the hype around scary, abandoned, or haunted things...but I know it is an area of interest for many. READ MORE: The Oldest and Most Haunted Restaurant in America is Still Open in Massachusetts.  And I mean a LOT of people …