Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president and the Windy City. There are lots of fun, quirky, active, outdoorsy, ...

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FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE THE 74TH SNOW DAY OF THE WINTER, WE DECIDED TO COME HERE TO THE KANSAS CITY ZOO TO SEE HOW THE VISITORS AND THE ANIMALS ARE LIKING THIS WINTER WONDERLAND. FOR A LOT OF THE ...

A collaboration of researchers surveyed zoo employees and volunteers across the US about their experiences of burnout and grief related to zoo animal losses. A collaboration of researchers from ...

They also offered something of a consolation prize to zoo superfans, suggesting that people check out the zoo's livecams to see what's going on with their favorite zoo animals today.

I don't know about you, but Tallulah — the Memphis Zoo's white-cheeked gibbon — was feeling 22 on Monday. For her birthday, when she, obviously, turned 22, the zoo had a Taylor Swift-themed ...

The owner of a blue American Staffordshire terrier named Vinnie took her pup to a dog friendly zoo to show him animals he's ...

Here are some of our very favorite animal influencers on Instagram. Fat-cat lovers will adore Attica, a plump and sassy tabby who insists she’s “on a diet.” Attica’s grumpy demeanor and ...

Recently, I asked the wonderful people of the BuzzFeed Community to share a childhood TV show they KNOW they watched as a kid ...

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

Growing up as the child of an avid gardener, my earliest memories are of my mother's gloved hands working the earth, showing ...

The idea of parental favoritism might seem inherently subjective (what do we mean by “favorite,” exactly?) but researchers have developed ways to identify differences in the ways parents treat ...