A detailed genomic investigation of a Denver Zoo outbreak shows how SARS-CoV-2 can rapidly diversify and adapt after crossing species, offering a rare real-world view of viral evolution beyond humans.
The AJC's Fraser Jones takes a behind-the-scenes look at how nearly 1,000 animals are fed daily at Zoo Atlanta. From fresh produce deliveries three times a week to specialty diets for lions, elephants ...
Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...
Overall, people are better at detecting the intensity of the emotion in zoo animals rather than whether it’s a good or bad one. Humans were better at recognizing negative zoo animal emotions than ...
Even when animals are never introduced into the wild, placing them under human care can still improve the lives of their wild ...
Discover how to launch a rewarding zoo veterinarian career. Learn about DVM requirements, zoological medicine, and daily ...
On an early morning in June, wearing purple latex gloves, Chandlar Carlile stood with a sharpened knife slicing through papaya, honeydew, lettuce and an assortment of other produce inside a shiny ...
Two recent examples of zoos in the news raise serious questions about the troubling nature of human-animal relationships. A few days ago, we learned that Germany's Tiergarten Nurnberg zoo killed 12 ...
The way lions, tigers, bears and eagles hunt, kill and ultimately eat their prey can be a grisly, brutal business that some humans prefer not to think about. When these animals are kept captive in ...