The alert was "mistakenly activated," and "there was no emergency," a rep for the zoo told PEOPLE in a statement Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A red fox has been causing more than just mayhem at Melbourne Zoo - Ian Wade Photography A European red fox has been on a killing streak in Melbourne Zoo, attacking long-nosed potoroos and brushtail ...

Australian zoos are grappling with a number of animal deaths with Adelaide the latest to mourn after a female monkey was ...

Video shows the intriguing tactics an Australian zoo vet uses to coax her various animal patients into undergoing an eye exam.Footage here shows the workers at Melbourne Zoo using food and ongoing ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --Officials at Australia's Melbourne Zoo assured the public that no baboons are on the loose after a false alarm sent the facility into lockdown for about 10 minutes. Visitors to the zoo ...

This little guy is beating the heat in the cutest way possible! Check out Obi, a 3-week-old pygmy hippo calf, splashing around with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Tap to see video if ...

Back in 2018, Miami welcomed a unique new resident: a 7-year-old Asian elephant named Ongard. The first male elephant born in Australia’s Melbourne Zoo, Ongard arrived in South Florida on a chartered ...

This little guy is beating the heat in the cutest way possible! Check out Obi, a 3-week-old pygmy hippo calf, splashing around with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Tap to see video if ...