Most of the time, petting zoo experiences comprise furry barnyard creatures, handfuls of dusty food and a hand-sanitization station just beyond the exit. This weekend, however, in the Schultz Cultural ...

In an effort to keep its animals happy, the National Zoo has rolled out a "zoo enrichment" program in which animals can use art supplies and musical instruments. The animals don't really know what ...

As wind instruments go, folded vegetation seems a little on the primitive side. Orang-utans have been found to blow through leaves to modulate the sound of their alarm calls, making them the only ...