With record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat ...

Meteorologist Tommy House sat down with Dillon Horger, who is the Director of Animal Care at the Austin Zoo to learn more.

It is hot! And just like people need to cool off, so do the animals at the zoo. News 8 stopped by the Seneca Park Zoo to see how they’re doing just that. It all started with a celebration. “Happy ...

Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat wave, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East ...

Other animals’ native regions are similarly dry and arid, such as Africa or the Middle East, from which the zoo’s lions, giraffes, cheetahs and Arabian onyx originate.

As animals became larger, the traveling speeds increased, until they reached one ton, or about 2,000 pounds. ... [Related: Ceramic ‘igloos’ could keep African penguins cool and cozy.] ...

When we think about animal survival, we often focus on speed, strength, or camouflage. But in many species, one of the most ...

Jared Moeller, animal care curator of the Africa area, said the animals are more tolerant to the heat than people. "One of the things you can really learn from these species is how to be water ...

HOUSTON — As the temperatures begin to climb in Houston, animals at the Houston Zoo have to find ways to keep their bodies cool. They can't do that on their own, so they get a little help. To ...

Cool Zoo, which has previously taken animals on the road to dozens of states, is opening a new 10,000-square-foot wildlife center on International Drive in Orlando. (Courtesy Cool Zoo) ...

HOUSTON — As the temperatures begin to climb in Houston, animals at the Houston Zoo have to find ways to keep their bodies cool. They can't do that on their own, so they get a little help. To ...