“This is not a zoo!” Moran Levy, a digital coordinator at Midbarium Desert Animal Park, tells ISRAEL21c at the start of our tour. That message is conveyed multiple times during our journey around the ...

A caboodle of canines is quite a sweet sight, no matter how big or fluffy or tail-waggy the pooches might be. But when there are 11 pups, and they're all pretty wee, as in just a month old, and ...

Deep in the golden desert lies one of nature’s most fascinating survivors — small, quiet, and perfectly adapted to the ...

Keeper Emily Kornmuller squirts several blobs of nontoxic paint on a blank canvas — preparing it for none other than two adorable javelinas at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She straps the canvas ...

CHOOSING THE PERFECT NAME? It's a process that requires some reflection, a bit of flair, and more than a little serious contemplation. These name-selecting traits all apply to the call that just went ...

A coyote, a quail and a javelina walk into a Cave Creek watering hole on a hot day. They say to the sleepy tortoise bartender, "Stop Sonoran and give us a drink!" Sorry for the cheesy joke. But can ...

Local zookeepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert and Indian Wells are working to form a union – saying they're struggling with the cost of living. The zoo's animal care team has ...