Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Research on SARS-CoV-2 in zoo tigers, lions, and hyenas shows rapid viral evolution and adaptation, offering insights into cross-species transmission dynamics.

PORTLAND, Oregon — They may not be everyone’s favorite animal, but a pair of pouched rats at the Oregon Zoo are helping change perceptions about how rodents can save lives. Capri and Sun, a pair of ...

One of the most powerful ways pets save humans is through emotional support. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are some of the most common challenges people face today. Pets provide unconditional ...

The zoo is the perfect place to observe primates in the wild: pushing their offspring in strollers. Eating pizza. Cooling off on a bench in the shade. Buying souvenirs. Demanding ice cream. Gawking at ...

After a recent incident at the Smithsonian's National Zoo with a binturong, many are wondering why it happened.

The way lions, tigers, bears and eagles hunt, kill and ultimately eat their prey can be a grisly, brutal business that some humans prefer not to think about. When these animals are kept captive in ...

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...