SLADE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Reptile Zoo in the Red River Gorge is more than just a great place to take your family, it’s the largest producer of snake venom in the country, their co-director ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) - A Kentucky zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved western lowland gorilla. "Helen," affectionately calledthe “Grand Dame” of the gorilla world, passed Friday at the Louisville ...

A critically endangered Sumatran tiger cub was born at the Louisville Zoo. Screengrab from Louisville Zoo video Sumatran tigers are rare, which means each new birth calls for celebration. For a ...

A 3-year-old elephant at a Kentucky zoo diagnosed with EEHV virus died Friday night, the zoo said. Fitz, an elephant calf at the Louisville Zoo, was diagnosed June 28 with the viral infection that can ...

SLADE, Ky. (LEX 18) — With about 1,300 animals on the grounds, the Kentucky Reptile Zoo is considered a hidden gem. The zoo conducted about 500 programs off site last year welcoming about 20,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An orangutan at the Louisville Zoo recently asked for a close-up look at a young visitor. A viral video filmed by Kayla Jaylen ...

One of the most popular zoos in Kentucky is celebrating the birth of a giraffe calf for the first time in more than a decade.On Monday, the Louisville Zoo announced that a newborn male Masai giraffe ...

SLADE, Ky. (WKRC) - A man who works as co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo narrowly escaped death after being bitten by a highly venomous snake. Jim Harrison told WKYT that he was working on an ...

A 16-year-old endangered Sumatran tiger was euthanized at the Louisville Zoo after an “unexpected” decline in health. Photo by the Louisville Zoo After an “unexpected and rapid” decline of a ...

A curious orangutan captured the hearts of zoo-goers in Louisville, Kentucky, last weekend when it knocked on its enclosure to further inspect a baby who was visiting the zoo. Video taken by Kayla ...

LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Michigan zoo swapped tigers with a Kentucky zoo on a regular habitat rotation to help with breeding purposes. Timmy, a 6-year-old male Amur Tiger, left the Potter Park ...