From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care

Tackling the tension between promoting conservation, keeping animals in captivity and its heavy history, the zoo has been reshaped around environmental awareness ...

Pittsburgh Zoo breaks ground with new Giraffe Care Center

A state-of-the-art Giraffe Care Center broke ground at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Tuesday, with the facility to soon provide ...

Cause of Death Revealed for World's Only Captive Spotless Giraffe, Who Died Suddenly at Age 2

Kipekee was born in 2023 at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn.

Move over, Moo Deng. Cute little pygmy hippo in Arizona needs a name

Visitors can vote on a name for the female pygmy hippo calf born at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in ...

Cause of death revealed for Kipekee, the world's only spotless giraffe

Kipekee, the world's only spotless giraffe, passed away in November 2025. The zoo that cared for her revealed how the young ...

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium breaks ground on facility that will enhance giraffe care

The new $18 million facility will provide year-round care, new experiences for guests and expanded conservation opportunities ...

World's only spotless giraffe died from congenital liver issue, Brights Zoo reveals

Kipekee, the beloved spotless giraffe at Brights Zoo, passed away in November 2025 due to a congenital liver abnormality, according to the University of Tennessee.