A century ago there were 500,000 African painted dogs in 39 countries across Africa. Now just 5,000 to 6,000 remain in the wild. Perth Zoo's John Lemon has devoted his life to saving the dog. "When ...

To view animals ranging from Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos to Australian tarantulas, as well as creatures from other corners of the world – Bolivian squirrel monkeys, African lions and Asian ...

Perth residents have remembered the "dignified and graceful" Tricia the elephant, a mainstay of Perth Zoo for more than six decades. Tricia the elephant has died at the age of 65 A memorial walk will ...

Nature is not healing — it’s downright savage. An orangutan at an Australian zoo horrified visitors when it brutally evicted a possum by ”launching” it from the top of its enclosure after the wily ...

The 2-month-old unnamed cub is doing well and is expected to make his public debut in April Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal ...

The exception is Perth Zoo’s 2017 Conservation Calendar, which launches this weekend. The calendar features photographs of 12 popular zoo inhabitants, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to ...

Visitors to Perth Zoo were evacuated after an ape escaped its enclosure. It's understood the subtropical gibbon ape, swung it's way over the fence on Tuesday. The primate was on the loose for about ...

It has taken six months to build the $3.6 million boardwalk around the zoo's 12 Sumatran orangutans. The revamped exhibit includes a soundscape of the orangutans' natural environment, more than 2000 ...

Perth Zoo’s vets proved once again they have the greatest job in the world today, giving the zoo's litter of four Asian small-clawed otter pups their first veterinary check today in celebration of ...

A family have been accused of entering a fenced area to let their kids touch a giant tortoise at Perth Zoo and take pictures. Pictures shared with Yahoo News Australia show a man, woman and young ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Perth Zoo is mourning the death of its New Zealand-born Rothschild giraffe, Misha, who had chronic arthritis in her knees and had to be put down. Misha, who was 26-years-old, earned global fame in an ...