Memphis Zoo curator Courtney Janney collects children's toys, those the kids had outgrown or in which they had lost interest, for her animal family.

An investigation is under way in North Carolina to find out how an “engagement item” killed a 3,000-plus-pound giraffe. Jamili, a 9-year-old female giraffe, ...

Toy donations , from cars to castles, are giving the Memphis Zoo a new way to stimulate its animal population. News Sports Memphis Tigers Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals NEWS ...

The new lion game, appropriately named the 'Leaping Lion Toy,' aims to help keep the zoo's African lions in shape while also toning their predatory instincts, the zoo said.

PITTSBURGH Toy construction trucks have been pouring into the funeral home handling arrangements for a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild dog exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo.

The San Antonio Zoo would like to offer Geoffrey a new job as an ambassador for giraffe conservation and they’re hoping Toys ‘R’ Us would be willing to donate the rights to the character.

The circle of life! A lion at a zoo was entranced by a little girl’s Simba toy. Warning: Prepare for a cuteness overload. The 5-year-old girl, Mila Chandler, holds her Simba stuffed animal up ...

Animals need entertainment, too. That's why Memphis Zoo's Courtney Janney asked the Facebook community to donate their old toys to the zoo Courtney Janney is the Curator of Large Mammals at the ...

The zoo’s version is for enrichment, said zoo spokeswoman Melissa Graham. “It kind of weebles, and it wobbles,” Graham said. The toy keeps the tigers busy and “simulates what prey would do.” ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Everyone is getting into the holiday spirit-- even the animals at the zoo. Well, sort of. The Bronx Zoo kicked off its annual toy drive Friday with all the goodies going ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This weekend if you bring a toy to the Nashville Zoo, you can get free admission! The toys will be part of the Metro Police Department's Christmas Basket Program, when ...