April 25 is World Penguin Day, and the Detroit Zoo is celebrating an ongoing study benefiting wild penguins.

Spring brings out the best in nature. That’s true whether it’s dandelions and daffodils or gorillas, giraffes and chimpanzees ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up ...

More than 200 hippos are threatening the ecosystem. In response, biologist Forrest Galante traveled to the country to help curb this environmental crisis. The situation has escalated to such an ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Monroe! He’s a Nile hippo at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe - hence the name choice. General Curator Lisa Taylor says they’re also known as “river ...

A beloved, longtime resident of the Detroit Zoo has died.Rusty the Bactrian camel, who had called the local zoo home for the past 16 years, was "compassionately euthanized" last week, the Detroit ...

Amazon is offering a new, exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed version of the iconic kids' game Hungry Hungry Hippos. The game replaces the hippos with TMNT's Donatello, Michelangelo ...

Sick and dying hippos have reportedly been spotted floating on their sides or backs or hiding amongst foliage following an anthrax outbreak at the Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic ...

During my childhood in Essex County, cross-border trips to Michigan were common. If my mother needed materials for her sewing, Detroit’s fabric shops were much closer than the textile district ...

The Detroit Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved male Bactrian camel, who was euthanized last week, according to a post on the zoo's official Facebook page. The camel, named Rusty, became a ...