The original soft power couple from post-war China was a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Qi Qi, sent to the Soviet Union ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The federal government shutdown has forced the Smithsonian Institution to close all 21 of its museums, along with the National Zoo, after exhausting prior-year funds. The ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Schools has completed its investigation into a teacher's controversial birthday song to a student — one that prompted his mom to demand an apology for its "racist" ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration made good on a threat to fire thousands of federal workers, with agencies sending "reduction in force" notifications to federal workers heading ...

In some parts of the world, seeing an otter is fairly common. These playful, active mammals are found near bodies of water, but even if you've never seen one in the wild, you may have seen one at the ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has introduced its first troop of primates, marking a milestone in the zoo’s ...

According to an incident report, the transport company was identified as Wildlife Facilitators, based in Maryland.

The Erie Zoo is celebrating the birth of an adorable monkey. The lesser spot-nosed guenon monkey was born on Wednesday to first-time mom Georgia. The zoo says that both mom and baby are healthy and ...

A rare and endangered king colobus monkey has been born at a zoo. Paignton Zoo in Devon said the "adorable baby", believed to be a girl, was born on 22 October after her 14-year old mother, Lola, gave ...

A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities say they're still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from an overturned truck on a Mississippi highway ...

New photos show an adorable, rare ‘L’Hoest’ monkey born at Edinburgh Zoo. The baby arrived to parents Sheli and Jamal, after a five month gestation period. The infant is currently unnamed, but keepers ...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The De Brazza’s monkey family at the Pueblo Zoo just got a little bigger! On Monday, Pueblo zookeepers announced this week that Ruby, the zoo’s female De Brazza’s monkey, has ...