Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times Home to some of the world’s most prestigious retail corridors, New York City has not been known as a ... with claw machines packed with stuffed animals ...

Nearby, a red-rumped agouti — a South American rodent that looks like a large, long-legged guinea pig — scuttled behind a tree trunk. A few feet away, an Arabian sand cat put its paw inside a log to ...

A big roar rattled residents in Rochester and hit a bit too close to home. A possible mountain lion sighting in the upstate ...

Take in a show when you are in New York City. credit: Catherine Parker New York City is the top destination in the U.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating whether there is a cougar on the loose after a resident's home security camera captured video of a large feline in ...

The Bronx Zoo is re-opening a nocturnal experience called the World of Darkness on Saturday, July 12. The exhibit features 25 ...

The London Fire Brigade responded to an apartment in the city where a "naughty tortoise" sparked a blaze by knocking over his heat lamp.

The World of Darkness first opened in 1969 as one of the first major exhibits in the world to introduce the public to ...

Their “Land and Sea” membership package includes access to the New York Aquarium, Queens Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Bronx Zoo, supporting the society’s efforts to care for animals in ...

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium announced on Tuesday that Skokie, a 15-year-old North American river otter, passed away on June 17.

Auwae said a lot of the zoo's animals are found at the same latitude as New York State and have adapted to its weather. She noted that they are typically more used to the cold than the heat.