aschallert@post-dispatch.com SPANISH LAKE — Construction of a safari-style zoo in north St. Louis County is well underway, with money from a special sales tax flowing in along with new animals.

It’s 6.30 a.m. on the wide, barren plains of Botswana ’s Mababe Depression, and the lions are on the prowl. Not content with ...

African elephants Lisa (left) and Donna greet each other at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. The zoo has long opposed the use of bullhooks to manage its elephants in ...

The safari park has about 700 animals overall. In the winter "everything is about preparation," Miss Watkins said, with workers ensuring heating systems are maintained before bad weather arrives.

and strong hiking boots to walk in the jungle. The Amazon Rainforest in South America and the Daintree Rainforest in Australia are top picks for bioacoustic birdwatching safaris. Why? Well ...

Serena was 19, and had lived “well beyond” the average life expectancy for a lion, according to the zoo’s Facebook post, which called her “a tremendous ambassador for her species.” ...

According to the Richmond-area zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild. Officials said pygmy hippos are distinctive from regular ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Northwest Arkansas is taking over Savannah next baseball season as Springdale's Blake Benson and Rogers's Sal Jacobo are set to join the Savannah Bananas rival — the Party Animals.

Uprooting, bending and trampling trees alters their landscape helping other animals survive and encouraging plant growth. Savannah: throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of ...

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