You need a permit to own an exotic animal in the state of Alabama, but even then, it’s a lot more work than you might expect.

The San Francisco Zoo announced the death of its oldest female mandrill monkey named Angie on Tuesday. The zoo recently ...

We've all seen them in our yard or rummaging through our trash, but have you ever thought about keeping a raccoon as a pet?

For 50-plus years, Weidner's Gardens in Encinitas has specialized in 'growing color,' from begonias to poinsettias.

The last wild specimens of the rare blue macaw, known as Spix's macaw, have been infected with a possibly incurable deadly virus. This virus is a major blow to the program to return the species to a ...

In a remote corner of Costa Rica, a former cattle pasture has been restored as a lush rainforest, thanks to one family and ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: A complete halt in the air transport of laboratory animals within India has emerged as a major roadblock for scientific research, causing delays, ...

Scientists aim to lift the flight ban on lab animals, citing challenges in drug discovery and research transportation.

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

Think of Ocala as the comfortable pair of jeans in Florida’s otherwise flashy wardrobe – not as glitzy as Miami or as tourist-trampled as Orlando, but infinitely more livable for everyday folks.

Nestled in the heart of central Florida, this charming town offers an alternative universe where $1,200 monthly can actually fund a comfortable lifestyle – no magic wand or lottery win required.

Three Rhesus monkeys remain on the loose in eastern Mississippi on Wednesday, Oct. 29, after escaping from a truck that crashed while transporting them from Tulane University in New Orleans a day ...