Construction on the roughly $8.6 million habitat began in 2022, replacing an aging exhibit with a modern space designed to prioritize animal comfort and well-being.

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect was previously thought to be extinct but now has an extra layer of protection thanks to ...

“They were breeding when they got here, before the exhibit opened,” a zoo spokeswoman said in 2017, announcing Kayla’s third pregnancy (her first at Fresno Chaffee Zoo). The calf was born soon after ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo will offer discounted admission on Friday for Bexar County residents as part of Locals Day. On Nov. 28, all Bexar County residents can visit the zoo for $8. The zoo ...

Are they cute? Maybe a little scary? What we know for sure is that there are three more of them at the San Diego Zoo, which announced this week that a fossa had given birth to a litter of pups, who ...

What would you do with your pet if you got deported? That’s a situation a number of San Diegans have found themselves in this year. KPBS reporter brings us this dispatch from the San Diego Humane ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo offered the first glimpses of a trio of fossa pups who were born at the facility in July but have just started to explore their enclosure. The zoo said in a news ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo will begin charging visitors $16 per day for parking starting January 5, marking the end of free parking at one of the region's most visited attractions. Zoo members will ...

Families go wild when visiting San Diego, and when they throw in animal encounters, it gets even better. But here’s the catch: there are two big-name wildlife attractions in San Diego, and they’re ...

Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, has died on Nov. 20. She was (about) 141. The zoo's care team "made the compassionate and exceptionally ...