The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens experienced a shigella outbreak among its ape population, resulting in five deaths between August and November. While humans typically experience mild symptoms, apes ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bulera, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' beloved 35-year-old female western lowland gorilla, was the first to die. The five deaths, according to spokeswoman Emily Long, ...

Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing their food, medicine and other essentials. She tosses carrots, celery and other fibrous treats ...

A 9-year-old bonobo died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced. Max was born Nov. 8, 2015, at the zoo and died June 18 after a "sudden and complex medical event," according to a Facebook ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — There’s a precious new white-cheeked gibbon baby at the Akron Zoo, but the ape doesn’t have a name yet. That’s where the public comes in to play. Once the voting period is over, ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has celebrated its fifth great ape birth of the year with the arrival of a western lowland gorilla infant on Saturday, Nov. 22, adding to a remarkable string of births that have ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1917: Lions International was founded at ...

The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected, officials said Thursday. Four orangutans and five bonobos received ...

Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing their food, medicine and other essentials. She tosses carrots, celery and other fibrous treats ...

9-year-old bonobo, Max, died June 18 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced July 24. A necropsy revealed Max suffered from gastric ulcers and heat-related illness, although the root cause ...

Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing their food, medicine and other essentials.