JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville's zoo is getting a new name to highlight its equal dedication to its plant and animal populations. Officials unveiled Monday a new name and logo for the zoo ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is getting a new name to put an emphasis on the flora as well as the fauna. The Northside zoo, which was named as one of America's favorites by USA Today readers ...

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is being rebranded as Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens. New entryway and manatee exhibit still on track for '26. The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is getting a ...

In a poll, USA TODAY readers voted Jacksonville's zoo among the Top 10 in the U.S. The zoo's Land of the Tigers exhibit was voted one of the nation's best zoo exhibits in 10BEST's 2023 poll.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced on Thursday its nomination for the Best Zoo in the United States as part of the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. This marks ...

Born in October 2024, Haggis resides at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo. Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016.

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because ... role in helping protect this rare and elusive species. Unlike common hippos, pygmy hippos do not live in groups and are usually solitary ...

Metro Richmond Zoo This is the first time Iris gave birth in the water, the press release stated. Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.