Authorities say getting to close to numbats can make them anxious enough to abandon their young and are urging photographers ...

A Chicago man was reunited with his beloved family dog 10 years after the canine's disappearance, thanks to a microchip and an animal shelter in Indiana.

Researchers recently gathered near Hilton Head to assess the health of manatees, part of an effort to protect the species as ...

Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

The administration signaled Wednesday it would follow through on its threat to lay off federal workers during a shutdown.

We're seeing signs of the shutdown in Philadelphia, and a lot of people want to know what happens during the shutdown and whether we will feel the impact. National Parks buildings, like Independence ...

Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said that 200 California National Guard troops had been reassigned to Portland ...

GOP leaders spied at DC hotspot, report says, as Trump relishes ‘billions’ in cuts - The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday ...

The Columbus Zoo is set to celebrate the Halloween season with its annual "Boo at the Zoo" event, starting this Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

The first week is the easy one. The pressure to resolve the federal shutdown will gradually build as the shutdown enters its ...

A new addition to the Pueblo Zoo! Ruby, a De Brazza's monkey, recently had another baby! The zoo says this is great news and evidence the troop is thriving in its environment.

New Bedford's Buttonwood's Park Zoo just got a little bit bigger! The Animal Ambassador will officially be open to the public ...