One of the darkest aspects of the late 19th and early 20th century was casual disregard for the personhood of human beings ...

Open semi-natural settings in urban areas—like parks and golf courses teeming with plants and small mammals—are possible ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born last month to ...

A litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Front Royal campus last month. Now, they can be ...

On Oct. 17 and 18, a litter of four new cheetah cubs was born at the National Zoo’s Front Royal campus. The cubs, and mom Amabala, are doing well.

Lioness Maya has a fractured tooth, leading to a potentially life-threatening abscess. Taking a 160-kilogram cat to the dentist requires a team effort. A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run ...

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan reports that one of its more well-known residents has died. The Sunset Zoo issued a press release on Oct. 29 reporting that Susie the western chimpanzee ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo is mourning the loss of Susie, the oldest female Chimpanzee in human care. According to Sunset Zoo, Susie, the Western Chimpanzee, had been under close ...

In a case which the results would seem obvious to most people and make litigating it unnecessary, the Michigan Court of Appeals had to rule that chimpanzees are not “persons” therefore they aren’t ...

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...