COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St. Louis Zoo Facebook page. Zookeepers and guests are mourning a beloved ...

WATKINS, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado petting zoo owner is searching for answers after she found four of her animals dead Tuesday morning. The animals were a part of her nonprofit, Spurs Academy, and ...

PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions ...

Another restaurant at Bal Harbour Shops is closing for good. After 10 years at the luxury mall, Le Zoo from restaurateur Stephen Starr, will be serving shoppers, residents and tourists no more.

BARNEY LAKE — Wading through hip-deep water and mud, three Skagit Land Trust volunteers trudged across Barney Lake on Sunday in search of its resident amphibians. The Land Trust has since 2014 ...

Mommy, the Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident, is living up to her name. A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo. "All are doing well ...

A father has filed a lawsuit against an Ohio school district he claims "punished" his son for wearing a "Let's Go Brandon" T-shirt to school. The lawsuit, obtained by Fox News Digital, alleges a ...

Officials with the Philadelphia Zoo say they've welcomed four hatchlings of the critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise. This is the female tortoise's first time giving birth - and ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...