Excited families got to ring in the “zoo” year at the Columbus Zoo. It’s a celebration at the zoo where families get to meet ...

Columbus Zoo staff employ various methods to keep animals cool during summer heat, including ice treats, shade and pools. An Animal Observations Program helps staff understand animal behavior and ...

POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant in a single calendar year for the first time in its nearly 100-year history, a milestone that the Ohio ...

Re "Columbus has a world-class zoo. I should know. Here's why voters should support it," Oct. 7: While many praise the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for its entertainment and economic impact, we must ask: ...

On Sept. 17, 1927, The Columbus Dispatch announced that it had given six full-blooded Alaskan reindeer to the city of Columbus as a gift. “They were placed in an enclosure in the city park near ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A door dividing incompatible lions at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium broke in April, resulting in the death of a lion and a citation from the United States Department of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the first of two highly anticipated elephant births this year. The 16-year-old Asian elephant Sundara, nicknamed Sunny, welcomed her first baby ...

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — More than a thousand people ran in the second annual Run Wild 5k at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Sunday morning. “It’s a great way to end the July 4th weekend. It’s a great ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant now has a name after it made its debut last month. The baby Asian elephant is named Rita Jean, after Rita Jean Wolfe, a member of Wolfe family with ...

POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium celebrated the opening of its newest exhibit, North America Trek, on Friday. The new exhibit brings visitors through eight acres of landscapes inspired by ...