Zoos

Creative Spaces: Where the Wild Things Should Be

Rana Florida | Posted 05.15.2012

Rana Florida

Ron L. Kagan made international headlines when he voluntarily decided to relocate the Detroit Zoo's elephants to a better home, a sanctuary in California. How exotic animals experience life in captivity is determined by the home that zoos give them. Here are some of the things that make this experience much better for animals.

Orangutans Using IPADS

AP | DAVID FISCHER | Posted 05.09.2012

MIAMI — The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-hel...

Did This Zoo Keeper Really Lick Monkey's Butt To Help It Poop?

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.03.2012

You've kissed butt at work, but this zoo keeper took the metaphorical act to a whole new (and literal) level. Chinese zookeeper Zhang Bangsheng, 50...

David Lohr

Lion Tries To Eat Zebra-Striped Toddler At Oregon Zoo (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.04.2012

A lioness at the Oregon Zoo thought she found herself the perfect meal when a Bend family recently brought a baby zebra to her enclosure. There was...

Panda Sex Secrets Revealed By Not-For-The-Squeamish Research

| Ferris Jabr | Posted 04.05.2012

There is perhaps no mammal that is less often in the mood for sex than the female giant panda. Each spring, female pandas enter estrous (aka "...

PHOTOS: Meerkats, Lemurs And A Baby Baboon

Posted 03.18.2012

There was certainly no shortage of cute animals in the news this week. Interspecies animal friendships made headlines, with a baby chick that naps on ...

Cloned Mammoths, Robotic Animals Coming To A Zoo Near You?

Posted 03.05.2012

In the future, going to the zoo will be pretty wild. From cloned versions of extinct animals and big habitats where human visitors and not the animals...

The Wildest And Cutest Animal Photos Of The Week

Posted 02.19.2012

There was no shortage of animal mischief this week. A monkey at the Memphis Zoo was quite jealous of a tall human this week and attempted quite an ...

Otter Sends Worries To A Higher Power In Prayer

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.18.2012

It looks like this otter from the Whipsnade Zoo outside of London had a lot on its mind last week when one photographer snapped a photo where the furr...

Jealous Monkey Attempts To Attack Man In Awesome Way

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.17.2012

According to YouTube user NRucker5, a recent trip to a cafe inside the Memphis Zoo turned into a surprise encounter with one very jealous, very acroba...

Pre-Valentine's Day Romantic Tip: Head To 'Woo At The Zoo'

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- A perfect pre-Valentine's Day outing for the nerdy animal-lover in your life. Saturday marks the fourth annual "Woo at the Zoo" event...

Edinburgh Zoo Pandas Back On Display After Illness

AP | Posted 03.31.2012

LONDON (AP) — Two giant pandas on loan to a Scottish zoo are back on public display after they were removed to be treated for colic. ...

Calling All Critters: Stand Up And Be Counted

AP | Posted 03.05.2012

LONDON (AP) — It's counting day at the London Zoo, and no one is exempt — not even tarantulas. Each year the London Zoo has to take...

National Zoo Gets Big Panda Donation (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.19.2011

WASHINGTON -- There's great news for panda fans: The Washington Post reports that the National Zoo's panda reproduction program will be receiving a $4...

PHOTOS: UK's Newly Arrived Giant Pandas Make Press Debut

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- The first giant pandas to live in Britain in nearly two decades made their highly anticipated U.K. media debut Monday and appea...

WATCH: Zebra Says "WHOA!"

Posted 12.09.2011

While in San Antonio, Texas for their 2010 family reunion, the Taylor family decided to spend a sunny afternoon at a drive-through safari looking at a...

The Week's Best Animal Photos

Posted 12.04.2011

There was no shortage of cute animals making the news this week. A pair of pandas in China preparing to leave for Scotland got to enjoy some cake ...

Joanna Zelman

Betty White: 'Good Zoos' Save Species (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 11.28.2011

Betty White is not into "animal activism." The actress, best known for her work on "Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," is not the type to ...

John Celock

Republicans Proposes Spending On Polar Bear Housing Amid Layoffs

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.16.2011

A recently-defeated Republican county executive in upstate New York remains a lame duck until the end of the year, but he is now proposing laying off ...

AMAZING PHOTO: Yakini The Gorilla Goes To The Doctor

Posted 01.02.2012

He wasn't 800 pounds, but medical experts at the Melbourne Zoo recently found themselves with a gorilla in the room. Yakini, who reportedly weighs ...

WATCH: Animals On The Loose

Posted 12.24.2011

Last week, a shocking incident occurred in Ohio when an animal keeper killed himself after setting free a number of exotic animals, nearly 50 of which...

PHOTOS: Drug Kingpin's Exotic Animals Crowd Mexican Zoo

AP | By MANUEL VALDES | Posted 11.16.2011

By MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press TOLUCA, Mexico -- For years, three tiny squirrel monkeys led a life of luxury on a 16-acre ranch surrounded by e...

America's First Elephant Sperm Bank Set To Open

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

PITTSBURGH — Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles but hope South...

PHOTOS: Jurassic Parking -- Dinosaurs Shipped And Delivered In England

Posted 11.15.2011

Forget all that science fiction mumbo jumbo about cloning and mosquitos stuck in amber. When dinosaurs arrive, they come hauled inside a few trailers....

WATCH: Lion Really Wants To Eat Baby

Posted 08.13.2011

Visiting the zoo for the first time should be an exciting day in a kid's life. All the animals! The crowds of people! Maybe an ice cream cone! But as ...