The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is set to hear a case about the living conditions of two elephants at the Zoo. The case argues that ...

New technology that allows zoo animals and their human visitors to share experiences could have positive benefits for both, researchers say. Last summer, computing science experts from the University ...

A detailed genomic investigation of a Denver Zoo outbreak shows how SARS-CoV-2 can rapidly diversify and adapt after crossing species, offering a rare real-world view of viral evolution beyond humans.

Giving lemurs the chance to use technology to share control of sensory experiences with zoo visitors can help create meaningful connections between humans and animals, new research suggests. The team ...

The AJC's Fraser Jones takes a behind-the-scenes look at how nearly 1,000 animals are fed daily at Zoo Atlanta. From fresh produce deliveries three times a week to specialty diets for lions, elephants ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...

That urge comes from a time in early humanity when understanding how to approach animals was a major part of survival.

To obtain a focused phylogenomic epidemiology of this outbreak, a time-based tree was generated using SARS-CoV-2 sequence data from zoo animals and humans in Colorado collected during this time period ...

When Willie B., Zoo Atlanta’s world-famous 41-year-old gorilla, died three years ago, he was so beloved that his obituary made the local newspaper’s front page. The gorilla had come a long way: from ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...

Correctly identifying emotions of other species is central to the welfare of animals in our care; yet, the factors underlying variation in our ability to recognise animal emotions remain unclear. Here ...

What started out as a fun outing to a zoo ended in fear when a family was told they could not leave, as an animal was on the ...