Zoo celebrates birth of endangered tamarin twins

A zoo has welcomed the birth of twins to a pair of critically endangered cotton-top tamarins. The babies, born on 3 April, are the third set of offspring for parents Gurt and Mico at Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire, bringing the family group to …

Pink’s Hot Dogs opens a stand inside the Los Angeles Zoo

Pink’s Hot Dogs will be selling some of its most famous creations inside the Los Angeles Zoo starting this weekend. The 85-year-old hot dog stand on La Brea and Melrose avenues is opening an outpost at the zoo on Friday, April 11, according the zoo’s …

Pink’s Hot Dogs opens a stand inside the Los Angeles Zoo

Chattanooga Zoo welcomes spring with "Hug a Bunny" annual event, April 18 & 19

The Chattanooga Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Spring with its annual "Hug a Bunny" event on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19.  The Zoo says attendees can enjoy: Up-close visits with rabbits Photos with the Easter Bunny  Bouncy house …

Around Utah: Hogle Zoo welcomes new baby monkey

Courtesy photoA baby colobus monkey with mom Violet at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Zoo guests to Utah’s Hogle Zoo can now visit a male baby colobus monkey, born on March 30, 2025, to mom Violet (11) and dad Sefu (17). Violet came to Hogle Zoo in 2017 on a …

Charles Paddock Zoo achieves AZA accreditation

By Hayley Mattson and Camille DeVaul  ATASCADERO — On March 26, the Charles Paddock Zoo was granted accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a distinction that places the zoo among the top 10% of zoological institutions worldwide. The …

The Phoenix Zoo aims to attract more visitors with new $5.4 million big cats habitat

Caipora, one of the Phoenix Zoo’s two jaguars, stares at onlookers from the catwalk on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Madison Knutson/Cronkite News) A display in the Big Cats of Arizona habitat at the Phoenix Zoo explains the difference between a saber tooth …

Dinosaur exhibit returns to Roger Williams Park Zoo

Roger Williams Park Zoo announced the opening of a dinosaur exhibit this week. According to officials, the "Return of the Dinosaurs" exhibit will be open with around 60 life-sized animatronic creatures through Aug. 10. Zoo officials said there …

Saint Louis Zoo mourns death of one of its oldest animals

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest animals. Othello, a centenarian Aldabra giant tortoise, was humanely euthanized on Tuesday due to declining health from a gastrointestinal issue, according to the …

Pink’s debuts at L.A. Zoo

(photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Zoo) Customers can visit Pink’s at the new stand adjacent to the zoo’s Cape Vulture Plaza. Pink’s Hot Dogs will open a new location at the Los Angeles Zoo on Friday, April 11. The partnership between the zoo and Pink’s …