Penguin Bursts With Pure Delight After Beloved Caretaker Returns From Vacation

So when one spots a favorite person coming back from vacation and immediately starts sounding off like he has been waiting ...

Columbus Zoo eyeing upscale hotel as part of campus expansion plans

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is exploring plans for a hotel development that could become part of a broader expansion and ...

National Zoo in D.C. welcomes new black-footed ferrets

Once thought to be extinct, the ferret kits are part of a breeding program that brought the species back from the brink.

Man fires short-barreled AR-15-style rifle out window before crashing into fence, deputies say

Man facing charges after deputies say he fired an AR-15-style rifle from a moving SUV before crashing into a fence and ...

Uganda puts more than 100 people in quarantine while Congo sets up Ebola treatment centers

The Ugandan government has confirmed that over 100 people are being quarantined at an undisclosed location as they are monitored for signs and symptoms of a rare type of Ebola virus.

Finnish divers recover two of the dead Italians from an underwater cave in the Maldives

Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives. The recovery took place ...