PHOENIX — Kumari, an 18-year-old Indian crested porcupine and one of the Phoenix Zoo's animal ambassadors, recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous mass that was found in her mammary glands.

An aardvark named Winsol, who used to live at the Cincinnati Zoo, is recovering from a recent surgery in Nashville after one of his teeth traveled into his sinuses.Named after the winter solstice, ...

KINJI THE GIRAFFE AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS RECOVERING AFTER A FIRST OF ITS KIND SURGERY. THE ZOO SAYS KENNEDY SUFFERED A UNIQUE BREEDING INJURY, SO THEIR STAFF PERFORMED A NOVEL SURGERY THAT ...

RACINE, Wis. - The Racine Zoo announced the death of Naka, the zoo's Amur tiger, on Wednesday, May 3. Naka passed away last week at the age of 18, the zoo said. She had recently been diagnosed with a ...

Dozens of Woodland Park Zoo staff and a veterinary dentist are scheduled to perform dental surgery Wednesday on the Seattle zoo’s oldest hippo Water Lily. Lily turned 45 in August. She has been at ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Twig, a 15-year-old female ostrich at the Hattiesburg Zoo, is recovering after having surgery to repair a broken bone in her wing. The big bird has been a member of the zoo ...

The Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth lost one of its three brother wolves this week. Cohen was euthanized after an emergency surgery Tuesday when it was discovered the animal had a massive abdominal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Veterinarians at the Brookfield Zoo said an Amur tiger is doing well in recovery after a second surgery over the weekend. Malena, who is 10-and-a-half years old, underwent the surgery ...

SEATTLE — Water Lily, Woodland Park Zoo's 45-year-old hippopotamus, underwent dental surgery on Wednesday, according to a blog post. The north Seattle zoo said Thursday Lily is "healing well" after ...

Malena, the Brookfield Zoo tiger whose attempted high-tech hip replacement surgery last week didn’t take, is said to be recovering nicely after a less ambitious procedure. The very arthritic ...

This story has been updated to reflect new information. The scene at Brookfield Zoo was a tribute to medical science, to cooperation on behalf of endangered animals and, especially, to anesthesiology.

Kendi, standing nearly 14 feet tall and weighing almost 2,000 pounds, required careful planning and expert coordination. Kendi, standing nearly 14 feet tall and weighing almost 2,000 pounds, required ...