COTTAGEVILLE — South Carolina is known for its reptiles and mammals, but one state zoo is making penguins a popular attraction. Bee City Zoo recently welcomed Oswald, a South African penguin, to its ...

COTTAGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A penguin in South Carolina? Yes, it’s actually the fourth one for this small town zoo. Bee City Zoo in Cottageville is welcoming a new African penguin. In a recent ...

One of the oldest lions in the country was humanely euthanized on Thursday, May 7, the National Zoo announced. Shera, a female African lion, died at 21 after a recent decline in mobility. She was one ...

Zookeepers at Prague Zoo had to step in as puppeteers to care for a lesser yellow-headed vulture chick that was rejected by its parents. The chick hatched three weeks ago, but keepers soon realized ...

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

Bee City USA sign unveiled at the San Diego Zoo (Photo by Kathryn DeGeller/Office of Council President Joe LaCava) In honor of World Bee Day, the city of San Diego revealed a new Bee City USA sign at ...

King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives, the Bronx Zoo said in a statement Tuesday. But to make sure it doesn't imprint on humans, staff train ...

NEW YORK — The Bronx Zoo is hand-raising a rare king vulture chick using a custom-made puppet to support its development and prevent human imprinting. The chick hatched on February 25 and is the first ...