A tiny new arrival at an Ohio zoo was “the size of a golf ball” at birth. Throughout the armadillo pup’s first three weeks of ...

“I’m a tropical species, and she’s a northern species.” Rivera’s first visit to Zoo Atlanta impressed him; particularly a program the zoo was operating at the time to prepare Golden Lion tamarinds to ...

The three-banded armadillo is the only species of armadillo that can fully roll up into a ball, according to Zoo Atlanta. Three-banded armadillos have three “distinct” hinges in their abdomen ...

and the information gleaned will be shared with zoos around the world to help manage breeding programs of endangered species. Glynn Hennessy, the zoo's lead primate keeper, said zoos are “really ...