Have you ever been to a zoo and thought that the animals looked sad? Or perhaps you’ve visited a wildlife park and felt that ...

A new children's book tells the story of the tiger cub that was rejected by its mother at the Philadelphia Zoo, cared for by zookeepers and ultimately adopted by a tiger of another subspecies — a feat ...

When San Diego native Georgeanne Irvine was a young child, her quaint bedroom was filled with plush animals, including a lion, two teddy bears, a tiger, monkey, an elephant and others. “I made up ...

Enjoy a look back at some incredible and heartwarming stories about the Smithsonian National Zoo’s animals and the people who care for them. Mike Bock No two days at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...