The Brevard Zoo announced that its oldest male giraffe, Doc, has passed away, despite extensive efforts to manage his ongoing mobility and health issues.

“Unlike many hoofed animals, giraffes can see in color,” the zoo’s website says. “They have very keen vision and hearing. They have seven neck vertebrae, and oversized lungs compensate for ...

Spring is approaching and one sure sign of the season are the new babies at the San Diego Zoo who are venturing outside of the den and peeking out of mom’s pouch for the first time. The zoo recently ...

(Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) VanHoose, who works with large hoofed animals like giraffes, rhinos and antelopes at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, said these babies on the ...