A male mandrill named DJ who was born at the Reid Park Zoo in 1991 has died. DJ had a history of health issues related to diabetes, arthritis and valley fever, Vivian VanPeenen, the zoo's education ...

POWELL – Veterinarians and animal care experts at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium recently worked alongside specialists from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to provide specialized care for Matilda, a ...

Hyderabad: This ‘Rafiki’ will not lift Simba, a lion cub, into the air on the Pride Rock cliff and present him to the Pride Landers as Musfasa’s, a lion, heir as shown in the famous Hollywood movie ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

For six months insurrection-rent Cuba has been trying to decide what to do with its legacy of monkeys and apes, left it by famed “Monkey-Mistress” Rosalie Abreu (TIME, Nov. 17). She it was who, rich ...

A demographic transformation in Africa has the potential to alter the world order Last November, the global population reached a significant milestone of 8 billion. More recently, in April, India ...

The Fort Worth Zoo recently welcomed a new baby mandrill, and it’s as adorable as you can imagine. Born on Sept. 13, Jasper weighed approximately 2 pounds — about the size of a pineapple — at birth.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Zoo has welcomed a new baby into their home. Jasper, a baby mandrill, was born on Sept. 13 to dad J.J. and mom Scarlett. He is the second mandrill born at the zoo ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

A mandrill was born at the Fort Worth Zoo earlier this month, the second this year, which marks a “conservation success” after the zoo went nearly three decades without a mandrill birth. The male ...

The Fort Worth Zoo has welcomed its second mandrill birth of the year. A male monkey named Jasper was born on Sept. 13 to second-time parents Scarlett and J.J., zoo officials announced Monday. Jasper ...