Ambassador animals at the zoo are used to educate the community and bridge the gap between people and certain species. “She’s an ambassador animal. So, her job is to teach people around our community.

Members of the Women of the World Club at On Top of the World are hosting a fashion show on Wednesday in Ocala to raise money for a needed cause. The city of Gainesville is set to receive more than ...

IN ELECTIONS THIS SPRING. WELL, WE HAD YET ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURE DAY TODAY IN NEW ORLEANS, AND MORE OF THAT IS IN THE FORECAST AGAIN, GOING INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. AND THEN AFTER ...

Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...

Scientists have uncovered yet another reason not to trust a snake—the slithering creatures have a habit of eating each other. A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 ...

For some 200 folks gathered at The Maryland Zoo’s Mansion House, Valentine’s Day wasn’t just about the birds and the bees. It was also about bears, penguins and elephants. And that was just for ...

Snakes would do great on Survivor. These animals can last weeks — even months — without food. A couple of recently discovered genetic changes may help. The researchers’ findings are “striking,” says ...

Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

MONROE, Wash. — The Reptile Zoo, a longtime roadside attraction along U.S. Highway 2 in Monroe, will close permanently Monday, Feb. 16, marking the end of a 30-year run for the family-owned facility.

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...