The Bronx Zoo is announcing the debut of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood at the Bronx Zoo, an immersive new exhibit created to ...

A recently hatched echidna, known as a puggle, has successfully transitioned out of its mother's pouch and begun to grow its spines at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, marking a milestone in the zoo's ...

It’s easy to get lost in the day-to-day routine, but these 45 facts are a great reminder that there’s always something weird ...

Daniel Tiger’s trolley is leaving Make-Believe for the Bronx Zoo. Opening May 22, the neighborhood makes a move for New York ...

Linh Mai, a 463-pound Asian elephant calf, will soon make her debut at the National Zoo in DC. What to know about the calf ...

The gorilla, who has been photographed eating cake throughout the years on her birthday, was given something else to feast on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You already know the platypus is strange. It’s the animal that lays eggs, has a duck bill, shoots venom from its ankles, and glows ...

You already know the platypus is strange. It’s the animal that lays eggs, has a duck bill, shoots venom from its ankles, and glows under blacklight for reasons no one can explain. In fact, when ...

A new study dug into platypus hair and found something no one expected. In Biology Letters on March 18, 2026, researchers reported that melanosomes in platypus hair act more like a bird’s than a ...

The South Korean internet as erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was safely ...

A new study of our two closest living relatives finds that, at least in zoos, bonobos may not be more peaceful than ...

Two new animals are joining the roster, too: a panther chameleon in Madagascar!, and an aardvark in Carter Giraffe Building.