In birds, singing behaviors play a critical role in mating and territory defense. Although birdsong can signal individual quality and personality, very few studies have explored the relationship ...

The San Diego Zoo in California shared a video of the elephants firing an "alert circle" on Monday after a 5.2 earthquake hit the state's southern region.  The earthquake hit at 10:08 a.m. on Monday, ...

A baby elephant was showing off her silly personality during her first time outdoors in the public area at the Oregon Zoo in ...

Adults Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi faced outward in separate directions to enclose their young in an “alert circle,” as seen in video from the zoo.

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

A zoo spokesperson said the behavior is called an “alert circle” and said it is “intended to protect the young — and the ...

Akron Zoo CEO and President Doug Piekarz talks with the animals and even a reporter about his love for critters, vision for ...

However, not all of these are well-known or thoroughly studied. There are even more that, while classified, are animals scientists know little about, which means the average person knows even less ...

On April 8, the San Diego Zoo introduced TikTok viewers to their newest resident, a male 'micro dik-dik' calf who's just over ...

Now that you've seen the culprit behind the dramatic sounds, it makes sense that of all the breeds, it's a sweet little French Bulldog who stopped everyone in their tracks. The post, shared by ...

While asking animal enthusiasts to help name the bears, officials with the zoo gave the following options: Nimala, Nimali or Shehani for the female cub, and Kavi, Rishi or Kumar for the male cub.