In August of 2013, the world was stricken by Bao Bao Fever. So incredibly cute was the National Zoo's new giant panda cub that nine-to-fivers inexplicably cooed at their co-workers. Precious man hours ...

The Phoenix Zoo has a new resident, a bouncing baby female Masai giraffe. Zoo officials say the public may play a role in naming her.

“Walking away with almost 40% of the 20,000+ votes we received, a name has been chosen by YOU for our newest elephant ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the first time in over a decade, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff are celebrating a new baby at the zoo’s Primate World habitat – a critically endangered ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant now has a name after it made its debut last month. The baby Asian elephant is named Rita Jean, after Rita Jean Wolfe, a member of Wolfe family with ...

Dad Jabari, a 17-year-old giraffe who has called Detroit Zoo home since 2008, is part of a close-knit giraffe family that ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Zoo’s clouded leopard cub is growing fast. WANE 15 is the only media outlet granted access behind the scenes to see the baby animal. He was playful and curious ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years. The unnamed auburn-haired infant was born Oct. 10, ...

The infant was born to a 27-year-old mom named Kumi Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag, and ...

Female giraffe Nakuru gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Aug. 1 Melbourne Zoo/Facebook The Melbourne Zoo in Australia just welcomed its first baby giraffe in nearly 20 years Female giraffe Nakuru ...