Wild raccoons’ quirky behavior of “washing” their food may have captured your attention. Often observed dipping their meals in water, these masked bandits seem to engage in what looks like a scrubbing ...

You might have plans to spend time with your special someone and get them flowers, chocolates, or a sweet treat- or the ...

B illions of people on Earth have a beloved pet in their lives, but the vast majority of those pets are dogs and cats.

Talk about a close call. A humpback whale swallowed a Chilean kayaker whole before miraculously spitting the man out without ...

Tu, the Oregon Zoo’s newborn elephant calf — weighing in at an adorable 210 pounds. Heidi Rahn, the zoo’s director, joins ...

ANA Cargo has successfully transported Japanese raccoon dogs from Higashiyama Park in Nagoya to their new home at the ...

The popular nationwide event, which gives people a chance to diss exes in a harmless, fun way, is back at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens. From now until Friday, Feb. 14, participants in the ...

Twycross Zoo is the only zoo in the UK that is home to a troop of bonobos. This troop forms 10 per cent of the entire European population of bonobos, which has enabled its zookeepers to become ...

Bird flu has hit New York City zoos, with three ducks at the Queens Zoo and 12 more birds at the Bronx Zoo dying after probable exposure to the highly contagious virus. As first reported by the ...

Raccoons are agile climbers and can use their fingers to climb trees. They are strong swimmers and hunt fish, frogs, and crayfish ...

"Escobar's Hippo" runs through Feb. 22 at Illinois State University's Westhoff Theatre. Read John D. Poling's review here: ...

Ringtails spend the majority of the day sleeping in their dens and are most active under the cover of darkness when they come ...