Many families enjoy an outing to the zoo on a warm summer day. People have been fascinated with exotic animals since ancient Egypt. And although zoos have been delighting visitors for ages, are ...

Recently there has been much debate about whether or not zoos and other animal parks should exist. But do the pros outweigh the cons?

Clearly, zoos are a win for people. But when it comes to the animals, zoos might cause more harm than good. Should zoos exist?

More recently, visitors to many zoos and aquariums see animals in surroundings that resemble their native habitat, behaving in ways that are typical for their species. What has changed? In the ...

A team in Florida individually counted over 24,000 tiny aquatic animals once believed to be extinct before packing them in ...

Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still acquire them from Africa — aided by a tall tale about why they needed to leave home.

Zoos do not play a significant role in the conservation of wildlife, their claims to educate are exaggerated and their research is compromised. Leading conservationist Damian Aspinall reckons it ...

Why Zoos Have Changed: From Menageries to Modern Sanctuaries For centuries, zoos were little more than menageries—collections of exotic animals displayed for human amusement.

Pamela Anderson Told Me That Zoos Are Immoral—I’m Not So Sure Of course it's unnatural to come face-to-face with a shark, but let's not make animal encounters only the rich can experience ...