When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a koala mom feedinga form ofexcrement to their young i ...

How do we talk to our kids about scary, sometimes fatal wildlife encounters? From the 2016 incident of a young boy falling into a gorilla enclosure at the Cinncinnati Zoo to the death of a two ...

We’ve got your daily fix of adorable baby animal photos Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's ...

This sanctuary in Jordan offers a rare happy ending to animals rescued from 'the worst zoo in the world' and other war-torn areas.

Three western lowland gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this afternoon, making them the world’s ...

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, National Geographic's "Underdogs" celebrates the misfits and oddballs of animal kingdom, and you ...

Rats show kindness, orcas mourn their dead, and monkeys protest injustice. Scientists are learning that other species also have complex emotions.

See the animals at the National Zoo is ranked #28 out of 41 things to do in Washington, D.C.. See pictures and our review of See the animals at the National Zoo.

At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Little Critters ... stand-ins for animal droppings. Plastic sampling containers have been strategically placed at the activity station to encourage kids to pretend ...

The tallest animal in the world is a giraffe. They can grow as tall as 14 to 19 feet, and today the Abilene Zoo is celebrating these magnificent animals on National Giraffe Day.

A rare habitat that’s home to endangered wildlife abuts the parking lot of a zoo with about one million visitors each year—and is also the site of a proposed water park.

Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures lead dismal lives.