An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m ...

Animals at Houston Zoo were treated to a rare frosty treat last week when a snowstorm swept through Texas. In adorable video footage, an Asian elephant was seen trotting through the snow ...

The Houston Zoo has never had an escaped animal threaten visitors, but that doesn't mean staffers and volunteers aren't ...

The KIRBY token is a community-driven memecoin on the Solana blockchain, inspired by the birth of Kirby, a baby elephant at the Houston Zoo. While primarily created for fun and community ...

Los Angeles Zoo’s elephant population currently lives in a 3.6 to 6.56-acre space. “10 acres is considered large for a city zoo… The Houston Zoo has 12 elephants in three acres, so even if ...

Last October, the group sued the zoo over the welfare of its five elephants: Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo. The NhRP was claiming habeas corpus as the elephants' next friend. This term is ...

Other must-sees at the Houston Zoo include the Giraffe Feeding Platform, the John P. McGovern Children's Zoo, the McNair Elephant Habitat Area and the Reptile and Amphibian House. The zoo also ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a zoo to improve the health of an African elephant named Ely, the first time the country’s highest court has made such a move in favor of ...