As the Philadelphia Zoo explains, baby hippos weigh about 60-110 pounds at birth. By their first birthday, however, they ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

The photographer's latest book celebrates the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters. Sumatran tigersPanthera tigris sumatrae (CR). Tiger families are close-knit. Cubs nurse for three months, then ...

The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and asked for your help choosing a name. Now, the results are in. Meet Maple! The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Featuring the world's deadliest land snake, the Taipan, and a baby ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance celebrated the hatching of an African pancake tortoise in May, and now they're asking for the public's help in picking a name. The critically endangered ...