Singer Cher is supporting campaigners who want the animals moved to a sanctuary instead of another zoo, with the star saying they deserve "peace and dignity." ...

The Dallas Zoo successfully repaired a fractured tusk on one of its 10,000-pound African elephants through surgery similar to a root canal. The procedure involved over 50 zoo staff and ...

Kamala Harris had a moment of rare public outing this week when the United States quickly remembered (and was reminded) why ...

A robe lined with cheetah fur, 300 pounds of raw lamb and other unusual gifts given by foreign governments to US leaders.

US President Donald Trumps plan to accept a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar draws attention. While critics question foreign ...

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Zoo keeper George Lewis polishes Ziggy the elephant’s tusks at Brookfield Zoo in 1938.(Max Arthur/Chicago Tribune) Also in 1941: Brookfield Zoo’s Ziggy the elephant threw down his keeper ...

While the zoo’s animal residents tend to draw the ... whose abrasive leaves were once used to polish ivory (sourced from the tusks of elephants) without leaving a mark. Then there were trees ...