An animal rights group has asked the courts to decide whether five elephants that have lived at the same Colorado zoo for decades are considered persons under the law. The NonHuman Rights Project ...

The zoo bought its first elephant, Clio, in 1890 ... and a camel—to the city of Atlanta. A hundred acres were reserved to house them in a new zoo at Grant Park. Forty years later the zoo ...

ATLANTA — After 25 years, the time has come to say goodbye to Zoo Atlanta’s panda family. Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun officially left for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda ...

ATLANTA -- Four giant pandas who had been beloved guests at Zoo Atlanta were returned to China on a special FedEx plane. The giant pandas, called Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun ...

Grace Sheng and her husband Evan Affinito drove three hours from Columbia, South Carolina, to wish Zoo Atlanta’s four giant pandas farewell this past Saturday. At noon, they were greeted by a ...

What sets Atlanta's zoo apart from other wildlife exhibits is its panda population: Zoo Atlanta is one of only three zoos in the U.S. housing giant pandas. The rare bears are a favorite among ...

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta has finished work on its state-of-the-art facility. The zoo said the new complex will “redefine standards of excellence in zoological animal medicine, scientific research ...