Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...

Four African penguins, who are a critically endangered species, hatched at Mystic Aquarium earlier this month. The penguin chicks hatched in early January and they're the offspring of two first-time ...

Last December, staff at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, celebrated the arrival of two newly hatched African penguin ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season. In a news release issued Thursday, the zoo reported the healthy chick hatched Oct. 1 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for a small penguin, such an injury used to mean amputation or even death.

The Maryland Zoo announced the recent hatch of two endangered African penguin chicks. Zoo officials say despite being a protected species, the number of wild African penguins has declined dramatically ...

Four critically endangered African penguin chicks hatched at Mystic Aquarium in early January, the aquarium announced Wednesday. The chicks hatched on Jan. 6, 7, 9, and 10, and are the offspring of ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo announced the hatching of a critically endangered African penguin chick on Monday. Tulsa Zoo said the chick hatched on Jan. 4 to parents Ireland and Dassen through Tulsa Zoo's ...

The Tulsa Zoo welcomed two new African penguin chicks to its colony earlier this year. The zoo partners with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to create a species survival plan and ensure ...

This popular zoo animal is about to join the endangered species list. Giraffe populations in the wild savannas of Africa have experienced a dramatic decline, and it has become so severe that the U.S.

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for ...