Groups including Born Free and Peta urge holidaymakers not to perpetuate the suffering of captive animals, like Moo Deng, by visiting them in person or liking and sharing posts on social media.

Poppy was so smooth compared to Iris. And I loved Poppy’s ears and eyes when she was trying to munch the lettuce' ...

When a bull elephant and hippo meet in a watering hole, it’s not always a peaceful coexistence. In the accompanying footage, captured by Scott Hyman in Botswana, South Africa, the much larger ...

Watching Iris open her giant mouth was a little intimidating, but she was very gentle. Who knew she would like celery so much ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (FOX26) — The carcass of a pygmy sperm whale washed up on Pismo State Beach on Friday. About 20 researchers, staff, and volunteers from The Marine Mammal Center and the Channel ...

Are hippos dangerous to humans? Hippos do attack humans and are very dangerous. When it comes to these large river horses (what their name translates to in Greek), there are about 500 deaths per year ...

Mountain pygmy possum gets 'bogong biscuit' out of a feeding container made from mesh and pipes in a Kosciusko National Park boulder field. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds ...