Penguin Encounter at Wichita’s Sedgwick County Zoo
Marilyn and a friend enjoy a zoo experience with new feathered friends
Animal Parks and Zoos
Helsinki's bears in for early winter
An early hibernation date for Helsinki Zoo's bears may indicate an early start to winter.
San Diego Zoo gets new 'Elephant Valley'
A new environment for elephants will have a role in elephant conservation as well as provide a new attraction for visitors
Minnesota Zoo opens 'Treetops Trail'
Reusing and extending a former monorail route, the zoo now has the world's longest elevated pedestrian path
Rays at New England Aquarium
A tank of rays became the top attraction of PHeymont's visit to the aquarium
Lynxes get a home in Porto
Porto is building a new habitat for a pair of rare cats who will be relocated from southern Portugal
Albuquerque's ABQ BioPark
Flowers, fish and much more: Marilyn shares a visit to an outstanding Albuquerque attraction
Amsterdam Zoo's unusual bench
In a unique recycling project, manure from the zoo's elephants has been fashioned into a bench from which one can watch the elephants...
The Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur's Bird Park, one of the world's largest, was one of PHeymont's favorite stops
Elephants get Portuguese retirement home
A new project is setting aside land for aged elephants, and those no longer allowed to be kept in captivity
'Fish Tsunami' in Berlin hotel
A huge aquarium collapses in Radisson Blu's lobby
Madrid's Zoo and Aquarium
Madrid's Zoo and Aquarium are a pleasant retreat with plenty of amusing and enlightening animals
Skansen Zoo: This time it's a giant owl
Stockholm's escape-prone zoo is looking for one of its owls...
Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka
ProfessorAbe shares some close-up encounters with crocodiles, birds and an unexpected elephant
International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin
Marilyn visits a unique facility, dedicated to preserving the world's fifteen species of cranes.