For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

Today in History for Nov. 15: In 1280, German theologian and music theorist Albertus Magnus died. Magnus taught famed philosopher Thomas Aquinas. In 1492, Christopher Columbus noted in his journal the ...

Panda hats bobbed through a crowd in downtown Dallas as attendees packed into the three-day Panda Fest, transforming ...

The Dallas Zoo announced the death of the beloved 23-year-old gorilla Zola in a social media post Friday afternoon.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't ...

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“A great ambassador for China and a great friend of Australia,” Albanese said of Fu Ni as she chomped on bamboo. China loans Australia pandas Premier Li Qiang used a visit to the Adelaide Zoo last ...

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports on 50 years of panda diplomacy between the United States and China on “This Week.” ...