The trick was on the Lowry Park Zoo visitors at Friday's annual pumpkin toss, a holiday treat for the animals. ...more

October 31, 2009

The trick was on the Lowry Park Zoo visitors at today's annual pumpkin toss, a holiday treat for the animals. Alex, a 12-year-old chimpanzee, decided to throw the pumpkins at the crowd, who watched various animals chomp and play with carved pumpkins, stuffed with goodies. Jane LeFave, a zookeeper, said Alex is basically entering his teen years "and he has to show off." ...more

October 30, 2009

Joey Galloway is ticketed for takeoff, just in time to test the friendly skies of New Orleans. ...more

September 4, 2008

Nicole MacArthur's mode of transportation fit right in with the dark humor at Saturday's Goth conference in downtown Tampa. ...more

August 10, 2008

A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis Zoo said Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

Seven rare albino alligators disappeared from a Brazilian university zoo, and authorities suspect that animal smugglers stole them, officials said Friday. ...more

January 5, 2008

The deadly tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo could prove to be a costly blow to an institution that has come under fire repeatedly in the past few years over the deaths of two elephants and the mauling of a zookeeper. ...more

December 29, 2007

A tiger escaped from its cage at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, killing one visitor and injuring two others, police said. ...more

December 26, 2007

There was no monkeying around. The primates went right to work ripping wrapping paper, throwing clothes to the ground and stuffing snacks into their mouths. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA - There was no monkeying around. The primates went right to work ripping wrapping paper, throwing clothes to the ground and stuffing snacks into their mouths. ...more

December 14, 2007