A baby pygmy hippo named Poppy celebrated her recent first birthday in style at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. But perhaps you already knew that? Indeed, despite having only been around these ...

It all started with a song. In 1953, 10-year-old Gayla Peevey recorded the holiday hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” unaware that her music would help bring a real hippo to the Oklahoma City ...

Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase had a ...

Our top 10 good news stories of 2025 prove hope isn't lost. From acts of kindness to community wins, here's what lifted ...

If you’re like most animal lovers, you probably can’t get enough of videos showing baby animals exploring their world, ...

The new arrival was born on Dec. 18. Zookeepers describe the three-week-old as clumsy, playful and shy as she stays close to ...

Watch as two baby elephants start playing in the mud while mom keeps a close eye on them. The littlest one decides there’s ...

Just a couple of months after baby Beni was born at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, another giraffe is joining the herd.

Last month, Phoenix’s giraffe community grew by one calf, as 12-year-old Sunshine of the Phoenix Zoo gave birth to a baby female. The zoo is now deciding between several possible names for the calf ...

Romina Bergman, 2, reaches her hand out to chimpanzee Yoshi's newborn at the Los Angeles Zoo. Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing ...

Not every TikTok needs to be brand new to feel special. Sometimes, certain moments are too sweet to scroll past—and this one from the Detroit Zoo is exactly that. A recent TikTok update shared the ...

The giraffe calf recently born at the Phoenix Zoo is growing more each day, and now she needs a name. The zoo is reaching out to the Valley community for help in naming its newest addition to the ...