It's always so joyous and exciting when an endangered animal is born, and nothing could be cuter than the one born on Sunday, February 2 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.

An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo ...

The Washington, D.C., zoo wasn’t trying to ... At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, animal care teams provide at least five types of enrichment—foraging, exploration, cognitive, sensory ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced the name and gender ... according to IUCN. The animals are herbivores and are important to their ecosystems because of their ability to disperse seeds ...

Three animal shelters in Washington have advanced to the ‘Snuggly 16′ for this year’s ‘March Muttness’ event. The ...

Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said.

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is sending its Rocky Mountain goats back to Tacoma, Washington next week.

A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state. Although only 9 months old ...