The animal was a long-time ambassador for his species, bringing conservation awareness to millions, zoo staff said.

Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St ...

Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives ...

The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November ...

“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...

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Lonesome George was a male Pinta Island tortoise and the last known individual of the species on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. ©evenfh/Shutterstock.com The Pinta Giant tortoise, or Pinta Island ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover.

Sensodyne toothpaste maker Haleon hailed an ‘important milestone’ as an independent company after US pharma giant Pfizer sold its remaining stake in the business. Shares in the consumer health ...