The San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, a Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, died Nov. 20. She was estimated to be 141 years old.

Two World Wars, two pandemics and more than 20 U.S. presidents. That is a snippet of what Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the ...

BRONX, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12. The World of Darkness invites Bronx Zoo visitors to ...

The spotlight is back on New York’s darkest exhibit. World of Darkness, the Bronx Zoo’s “groundbreaking” shadowy attraction showcasing more than two dozen rare and unusual nocturnal animals, is ...

Despite a gloomy and rainy debut Friday morning, hundreds of visitors showed out to the Houston Zoo for the opening of its Birds of the World exhibit. Highlighting birds native to different ...

Holiday Lights occupies 12 of the Bronx Zoo’s 265 acres of hardwood forest – an oasis of wilderness amid the Bronx’s urban ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is taking a page from Disney World's playbook. The zoo introduced a new feature for visitors this March to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The Walt Disney ...

BERLIN, Germany — A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a ...

San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by ...