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He may have been a gorilla, but when Bushman died on 1/1/1951 the city wept.

A baby giraffe has made his debut at Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago.Zoo officials say the baby boy was born Nov. 12 but didn't go on public display until Wednesday. His mother is five-year-old Arnieta and his father is four-year-old Hasani.

Misdemeanor animal hoarding charges have been filed against an Aurora man whose home was filled with more than 400 birds.

Most Americans know the major stories that have shaped our history. But few realize that many of these moments involved underappreciated animals.

A rare San Clemente Island Goat has given birth to a kid at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington.WJBC Radio reports that there are less than 500 San Clemente Island Goats in the world, making it a critically endangered heritage breed.Bella is one of four adult San Clemente Island Goats at the central Illi

There is a slight stench as Brandon Owen steps out of his truck.

Scientists say they have figured out how a very clever virus outwits a very hungry caterpillar.The caterpillar is the gypsy moth in its larval stage, and the invasive species damages roughly a million acres of forest in the U.S.