PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating 150 years since they first opened their gates on July 1, 1874. And the zoo has a day of festivities planned on Monday for the big anniversary.

You can now visit two new adorable puma cubs at the Philadelphia Zoo. The puma cubs are siblings who were recused in June from Kalama, Washington by the Washington State Department of Fish and ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...

The Zoo plans to celebrate the milestone with special anniversary events, deals, membership packages and giveaways. On opening day, July 1, 1874, guests arrived at the gates of America's first zoo in ...

A turtle is among the zoo animals shown by zoo educators to travelers at the Philadelphia airport. (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Zoo) Philadelphia International Airport can be a zoo at times, but an ...

Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- With high heat gripping the Philadelphia region for the next few days, some animals at the Philadelphia Zoo are getting some cold treats to help stay cool. The Zoo shared these ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named Mommy, ...

Spring is in the air … and at the Philadelphia Zoo. In a partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the zoo is ready to refresh, revitalize and reimagine its 42-acre gardens.

This Valentine's Day, local runners spent their morning at the Philadelphia Zoo for the "Cupid's Chase 5k." Heart prints, ...