Wildlife releases are usually joyous events. Uplifting scenes of animals cautiously nosing the air as they take their first ...

A new study has found that the wild can be a "death trap" for animals that are released from captivity after previously being rescued. The research, published in the journal Global Ecology and ...

Releasing rescued slow lorises back into the wild may sound heroic, but most don’t survive. In one study, seven out of nine were killed—largely by other lorises defending their territory.

The birth of a baby animal is always an exciting time, but for the team at the Bronx Zoo, the recent pitter-patter of tiny pygmy slow loris paws is an extra special sound – and it’s made for a video ...

Sometimes looks can be deceptive. There are deadly animals that look pretty cute but are capable of delivering deadly venom.

The birth was the first primate for the Zoo’s newly reopened World of Darkness exhibit. Adult pygmy slow lorises weigh about one pound, and are found exclusively in the bamboo and forests of Southeast ...

Cute, discreet, and nocturnal, primates usually rely on intelligence rather than chemical weapons to survive. Yet one small species breaks the rule. Hidden deep in the forests of Southeast Asia, this ...

Some of the most photographed animals carry venom, crushing force, disease risk, or defensive reactions that escalate in seconds when stress appears. Across coasts, forests, wetlands, and city-edge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new infant is one of just 50 pygmy slow lorises across AZA-accredited zoos in North America. In the picture shared by the zoo, ...