The decision comes weeks after the death of Happy, the elephant at the center of a landmark animal rights case ...

She’s got a big trunk to pack. New York City’s last remaining elephant may be trading the concrete jungle for a wildlife ...

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Did you know that The Bronx Zoo offers a unique opportunity to meet wild animals up close? Their Wild Encounters programs allow New Yorkers and tourists to personally meet with ...

There have been questions about Patty the elephant's health since the passing of another elephant.

Zoo officials said they traveled to a Tennessee elephant sanctuary in June to assess its suitability for their 57-year-old elephant named Patty following years of pressure from animal rights activists ...

Look out New Yorkers! This summer, the Bronx Zoo has been overrun by dinosaurs, and it’s an artist who helped bring them to life. Artist and illustrator Andrew Minniear is the production designer at ...

A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by a hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers. King ...

Kodiak bear and keeper, Bronx Zoo, December 18, 1905. The WCS historical photo collection is a priceless resource for exploring how animal care has changed over time ...

Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at the ...

The Bronx Zoo, located in the heart of New York City, is one of the largest and most renowned zoos in the world. With over 265 acres of parkland, it houses over 8,000 animals from 700 different ...

"The peacock who spent last night in a tree outside the Bronx Zoo flew back onto zoo grounds under his own initiative," a Bronx Zoo officials tells PEOPLE After a brief escape from the Bronx Zoo, a ...