New research shows most U.S. zoo giraffes are hybrids, raising concerns about their role in real-world giraffe conservation.

New research has thrown a spanner in the works for giraffe conservation, after analyzing the genetics of giraffes kept in human care in North America, and finding that most of those studied are in ...

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some ...

If you've ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves ...

If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa. Only giraffes have direct access to those ...

Zoo officials showed off the newest residents at a media event Thursday. The animals arrived a few weeks ago, joining dozens ...

Take a journey through the St. Louis Zoo's WildCark Park development over the years. The Zoo is converting a large parcel of land in the Spanish Lake area to house ...

Record set in Florida: a 19-foot-long Burmese python is captured in Big Cypress, revealing new clues about the ecological ...

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In the heart of the UAE’s ‘Garden City,’ Al Ain Zoo continues to be a place where people and wildlife come together. Home to ...

This spring offers a critical window to see if man-made "bungalows" installed in rivers can help a struggling fish species.