Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much darker history. Trophy hunters in the 19th century considered elephants, ...

Michael Brown works for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and is an affiliated researcher for the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. He receives funding from the Giraffe ...

Scientists have long hypthesized that apes living in Africa more than 20 million years ago had a diet largely comprised of fruit while living in a continet-wide ecosystem comprised of thick, closed ...

(Reuters) -Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch a major dispersal out of Africa roughly 50,000 years ago, going ...

The UK's largest zoo habitat ever created - home to 57 iconic African species - is set to open at Chester Zoo this weekend. The huge new 'Heart of Africa' experience - spanning more than 17 football ...

A new African species is the closest known magic mushroom relative, reshaping the evolutionary history of Psilocybe cubensis.

After years of construction, Safari Park’s massive new elephant habitat is opening ...

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...

Zoo Atlanta's African lion complex reopened earlier this month after an extensive six-month, $3-million renovation project. The project added around 1,500 square feet of space through which the lions ...

TAMPA, Fla — Just in time for Spring Break, The Florida Aquarium has announced it will be opening a brand new outdoor African penguin habitat. According to the aquarium, the habitat will open Saturday ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is kicking off 2026 with a series of habitat upgrades and concessions improvements aimed at enhancing animal well-being and elevating the guest experience. The multi-year ...