Patrick a 23-year-old Western lowland gorilla has been a fixture at the Dallas Zoo since 1995. And while the gregarious male seems to love humans, his attitude toward his fellow...

Are zebras simply donkeys with stripes?  The Mara Land Zoo on the Gaza strip near Israel, certainly seems to think so - For they have painted two of their donkeys with stripes a...

An Asian elephant has become the first pachyderm in Europe to be fitted with a stylish new eye lens. 44-year old Win-Thida who resides in Amsterdam's Artis Zoo, injured her righ...

Ah, the sweltering days of summer are finally upon us  - time for those popsicles and water sprinklers to come out - not for us though, but for animals that also feel the heat b...

Two eight-week old male cheetahs, are about to start their new life at the Dallas Zoo with an unusual cage mate - A eight-week old male black Labrador retriever puppy named Amani.

The Bristol Zoo in the UK showed off their latest new addition - this cute Chinese matchbox turtle, which hatched about three weeks ago. The baby turtle weighs only 15 gms (52 o...

The Tiepar Zoo in Berlin is abuzz with excitement, thanks to the birth of two adorable fluff ball panthers who made their official public debut last month.

Located 70 miles from Buenos Aires, the Capital of Argentina, the Lujan Zoo is being called many things - wild, irresponsible and even dangerous. However officials here simply c...

It is quite normal for cities to go a little overboard during Olympic years, but London, the host of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics seems to have to have taken it to a totall...

Remember Knut? That fluffy white polar bear that stole the hearts of people worldwide, when he was abandoned by his mother in December 2006?  We are sad to report that he is no ...