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Amidst controversy over captive orcas, researchers suggest ways to make life better for the killer whales in marine parks.

Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016.

The first gorilla born in human care turned 60 years old on Dec. 22 at her home in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.

The world's largest origami elephant collection is going on display at the Bronx Zoo.

The Bronx Zoo recently earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the most origami elephants -- 78,654 to be precise.

On Sept. 28, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed a new addition: a male western lowland gorilla, born at 1:18 a.m. ET.

The National Zoo's youngest (and chubbiest) panda cub is learning how to touch a tennis ball with his little black nose, zookeepers say.