Visiting a zoo can be a great way to learn more about native and exotic animal species, all while supporting animal ...

A “young and adventurous” Andean bear got out of his enclosure Thursday at the St. Louis Zoo, weeks after he managed to slip out of the same place, zoo officials said. Ben the 4-year-old bear got out ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Zoo officials say they are working to find a way to keep an Andean bear named Ben inside his enclosure after he escaped Thursday for the second time this month. The bear was ...

A wild black bear made an unexpected visit to the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California, seeking companionship with the zoo's resident bears. The curious visitor was spotted around 9:30 a.m., before ...

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there. By Christine Hauser There have been plenty of children’s stories ...

The bears were being kept as pets. When they were rescued at 6 months old, they came to Trailside Museum and Zoo.

Every now and then, animals are known to break out of their zoo enclosures and make a run for freedom — so it was quite a ...

The bear cubs are sisters from Montana who were orphaned when their mother was declared a nuisance. Two North American black bear cubs are settling in behind the scenes as they prepare to be the first ...

Black bears roam throughout California, with the largest concentration in the northern part of the state. Typically, these clever bears stick to their habitats, leaving humans alone. But their ...

Got room for one more? A wild but “very polite” black bear stumbled his way into a California zoo and paid a visit to his three local counterparts, peeking into their habitat from the spectator’s row.