The staff at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium are also prepared to keep even their wildest creatures cool in this extreme heat. It's a busy day for Assistant Mammal Curator Karen Vacco and all the ...

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There’s nothing like seeing it up close. And that’s what the kids at the Summer Lunch and Arts Program at Natrona Riverfront Park got to do this week during a visit from Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium ...

My 18-month-old grandson doesn’t have the biggest vocabulary, but like most toddlers, he makes what he wants known pretty clearly. That’s especially true when it comes to his favorite foods, which ...

Instead of being discarded, the goldfish are sent to the zoo to help feed animals like bears, sea lions, and otters The Minnesota Zoo is doing its part to help the environment — and vary the diets of ...

COAL VALLEY, Illinois (KWQC) - Pets are part of many families, but some people own exotic animals through the illegal wildlife trade. Experts say many of these animals die during the journey, and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — As Chicago faced its first heat wave of the summer season, animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo beat the heat with some cool treats. Umande, a western lowland gorilla living at the zoo’s ...

Animals at the Oregon Zoo got into the Halloween spirit, feasting on pumpkins specially prepared by zookeepers for the holiday.The festive mood carried across the zoo, with footage showing tigers, ...

'Using local invasive species helps buffer us and gives animals more variety,' the Minnesota Zoo said of the choice Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...