he was sent to a zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. While the average lifespan of an elephant is 60-70 years, Lin Wang lived 86 years, making him the oldest captive elephant ever recorded in the Guinness World ...

A pygmy hippopotamus named Thabo, originally from Singapore, has been confirmed dead by the Taipei Zoo due to what the zoo said was malnutrition and infection. In a statement yesterday, the Taipei Zoo ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Thabo, a pygmy hippopotamus at the Taipei Zoo, died on Monday, less than four months after arriving in Taiwan. Taipei Zoo announced that the two-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus ...

An unusual bear cub is in Cleveland, just waiting for you to find her a name. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced Tuesday that a sloth bear cub was born back in December. The unnamed female cub ...

Haley, the 22-year-old polar bear, left Memphis Zoo in Tennessee over the weekend in preparation for her new home in Michigan. Lately, two polar bears have been part of the Detroit Zoo collection, a ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is getting ready to introduce guests to its newest tiny resident. A female sloth bear cub was born at the zoo on Dec. 22, officials announced on ...

Cancel any time. The Assiniboine Park Zoo’s last living grey wolf, Bear, died this week. The Assiniboine Park Zoo’s last living grey wolf, Bear, died this week. The wolf was nearly 15 years ...

While visiting the San Diego Zoo this week I was drawn to a crowd that had gathered in front of the Andean bear exhibit. Directly in front of the crowd was a bear on a high branch, bouncing as if ...