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For the first time in six years, baby meerkats can be seen at the San Diego Zoo — popping out of dirt tunnels, scampering over rocks and under bushes and standing upright on their hind legs.

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The zoo's 19-year-old orangutan, Mujur, gave birth to a healthy male baby at the end of July but has not been feeding. Over the past few months, the zoo arranged for 30 new mothers to take turns ...

A baby rhino was spotted with a case of the "zoomies" at the Werribee Open Range Zoo near Melbourne, Australia. The new addition to the zoo was born in August and is named Jabulani.

Abilene Zoo's baby giraffe, Zahara, died on October 2 after a severe leg fracture, the cause is unknown. Zahara, born in July, was a beloved member of the zoo, known for her playful personality.

The Abilene Zoo has lost a member of their herd Wednesday with the death of their newest baby giraffe, Zahara. The baby, born July 20 to parents Malaika and Congo, died the morning of Oct. 2 after ...

It took a great deal of research, patience and nerve to wait for each of the babies to arrive. The team had to find successful animal families in the wild that had been monitored by scientists for ...

CHONBURI, Thailand, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Thailand's latest internet celebrity, baby hippo "Moo Deng", is challenging her keepers with the unexpectedly big crowds she is drawing to her zoo ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A baby gorilla boy born at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo earlier this summer who his mother rejected has now been accepted by a foster mom at his new home at Louisville Zoo in ...