The doorway was a little small, but that didn't stop Mwelu from squeezing his way inside for a quick look. Mwelu, a Western Lowland Gorilla, and his three female companions weren't sure what to make ...

Handlers at the N.C. Zoo are going animal by animal, toy by toy to examine any possible hazard after a giraffe died this week when its head got stuck in a barrel it loved to play with. A variety of ...