A zoo in Tennessee just welcomed a new baby gorilla — and it is the first of its kind to be born there in nearly a decade. Zoo Knoxville announced the news in an Instagram post on Thursday, Nov. 20, ...

RIP, Kipekee ❤️ ...

It's a bittersweet day for the Oakland Zoo, as its beloved elephant Osh arrived at his new home in Tennessee over the weekend. Osh traveled almost 46 hours to what's called the Elephant Sanctuary in ...

The sudden death of Kipekee — one of only two known spotless giraffes in the world, and the only one in human care — is under investigation after the she died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at just 2 years ...

LIMESTONE, Tenn. (Gray News/TMX) – A baby giraffe born without spots at a Tennessee zoo is believed to be the only one of her kind in the world, zoo officials said. The “world’s rarest” giraffe was ...

Zoos around the country find different ways to draw in visitors. In California, for example, the Sequoia Park Zoo has a scenic skywalk through a towering redwood forest. For the Chattanooga Zoo in ...

Spring in East Tennessee will shine a little brighter this month as Zoo Knoxville plans to reopen Smoky Night Lights. The 360-degree nighttime show is set to return at the end of March after storm ...

Zoo staff are trying to figure out how 33 reptiles died.Zoo representatives found 30 snakes dead on Wednesday morning at a reptile-area building, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. The Zoo ...

An exhibit at a Tennessee zoo is closed for repairs after a male bonobo shattered a layer of safety glass during an ...

The Memphis Zoo is expanding its Free Tennessee Tuesday program hours. Free admission will now begin at 9 a.m. instead of the previous 2 p.m. start time. Tickets must be reserved online in advance to ...