Zoo officials said the elephant, named Ruth, lost her footing after aggressive behavior from a fellow African elephant.

The long-running steam locomotives, a visitor favorite, took their final lap last year. Here's how to be a part of Engine No.

The zoo is set to welcome gorillas back to its grounds and expand its conservation efforts with a new coral conservation lab.

An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo needed some assistance Tuesday to get off the ground. Ruth, the zoo's largest ...

Back on May 30, bonobo Elema at the Milwaukee County Zoo gave birth to a baby boy that was later named Remi. but that was hardly the only baby born recently at the Zoo. “We have a new cow calf at the ...

On the heels of last week’s devastating loss of a beloved polar bear and giraffe, the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday announced that Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla they called “the heart of our ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1927: New York Yankees slugger Babe ...

For the first time in over 30 years, the San Antonio Zoo is bringing back gorillas. Congo Falls will house eight western lowland gorillas across three habitats. The immersive exhibit includes a ...

Following its award-winning expansion of its Asia habitat, the BioPark Zoo is in the process of designing a new $22 million gorilla habitat, funded in part by a one-eighth cent gross receipts tax ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Officials with the Milwaukee County Zoo say the grounds were spared from flooding and any major damage over last weekend's storms. "We've have very minimal damage. We really got ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Paul Donn, a silverback gorilla, has returned to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to rejoin the gorilla troop he was raised in. He's the first silverback at the safari park since the ...