PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is welcoming a pair of giant rodents known for their size, smarts and sense of smell. Now, they are ready to be seen by visitors at the zoo, officials announced ...

The Fort Worth Zoo has announced the birth of a new baby elephant and is asking for the public’s help naming her. The female calf, weighing 250 pounds and standing 3 feet tall, was born Aug. 18.

The Los Angeles Zoo announced Thursday that its chimpanzee troop has welcomed two healthy baby girls — the first chimps born at the zoo in more than a decade. The infants and their moms, Yoshi and ...

Adorable photos show a rare baby monkey, the size of a golf ball' clinging to its parents for a cuddle after being born at a UK zoo. Conservationists are celebrating the birth of the rare coppery titi ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after their car caught fire on Highway 26, briefly closing the westbound off-ramp to the Oregon Zoo. Portland Fire & Rescue said a ...

A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) at the Oregon Caves National Monument, shown here in a provided photo from 2025. Emma Busk / BLM White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that grows on hibernating ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The Cincinnati Zoo welcomed a new addition on Saturday with the birth of an adorable baby gorilla to mom Gladys and dad Mbeli. The birth took place at 8:23 a.m. following a night ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Polar bears have long been one of the main attractions at the Henry Vilas Zoo, and soon a new bear will join the zoo's family. Nora, who will turn 10 years old in November, is set to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — While the Oregon Zoo may be saying goodbye to Nora, another polar bear will be joining the zoo in her place as part of a national initiative to try to save the imperiled species. Nora ...

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12-year-old gorilla Gladys had the baby on Sept. 20 at approximately 8:32 a.m. The zoo said this is Gladys’ first baby and the 51st gorilla born there. Zoo Volunteer Observers (ZVOs) began a 24/7 baby ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed a baby was found in a dumpster at an apartment complex in North Austin on Saturday. According to APD Watch Command, the baby was found in a ...