Fifteen minutes after KeKe the African elephant died in May, the Dallas Zoo received its first fax imploring that Jenny, her lone companion, be moved to an elephant sanctuary. When zoo officials announced a month later she was headed to a Mexican zoo inst
KeKe, a 39-year-old elephant suffering from a severe case of intestinal colic, died Monday, Dallas Zoo officials said.
Zookeepers had been treating KeKe for more than 10 days and had consulted with experts around the country, the zoo said. She had bee
DALLAS (AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.
Jenny, the world's oldest gorilla in captivity, has marked her 55th bi
DALLAS -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching on a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana-leaf-wrapped treats.
Jenny's caretakers at the Dallas Zoo say she's having a few joint issues and he
Irving police are investigating what they call "a suspicious circumstance" after someone left an injured Chihuahua puppy on the doorstep of the home of Irving Mayor Herbert Gears on Saturday.
Mr. Gears is running for re-election during a contentious c
TWICE Boots has been adopted from our shelter and TWICE she has been returned. Boots has been returned to the shelter for the same reason each time; too playful, too much energy. Boots and I have history; she has ALWAYS been one of my favorites and
Trena Morse carefully guards her 2-year-old daughter's every step.
That's because, while she took those same steps Monday police say a pit bull jumped the little girl from behind at a Texas City apartment complex.
"I discovered puncture wounds an
Marine officials are worried that they may be facing another significant dolphin die-off in the Gulf of Mexico after 21 of the marine mammals were found washed up on Texas beaches over two days.
The discovery of 21 dolphin bodies on Gulf Coast beaches over the last two days is being watched closely because it resembles the early stages of an unusually large die-off last year.....
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - When tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival.
But the turtle persevered, thanks to i
In pursuit of building the perfect beast, Central Texas ranchers are producing trophy-size whitetail deer by manipulating genetics, charting bloodlines and keeping meticulous pedigrees.Modern whitetail breeders say it's all about the antlers.
The Gulf of Mexico coughs surprising things onto the desolate and isolated curve of sand marking the seaward rim of Matagorda Island, a part of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and a state wildlife management area.
Marc Ealy has seen his share. A w
One of the elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo has died.
Babe, a 40-year-old Asian elephant, died Thursday of complications during labor. A necropsy showed she had a torn uterus, which, zoo officials say, probably killed her.
Zoo officials say Babe w
A Texas mayor who admitted to stealing her neighbor's Shih Tzu was indicted on felony charges Friday -- a serious turn in a canine custody drama that has become the butt of jokes in the Lone Star State. Grace Saenz-Lopez, the mayor of Alice, Texas, was in
Texas has no shortage of public officials who have crossed legal and ethical lines. But Mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez of Alice, a town of 19,000 located about 45 miles west of Corpus Christi, may have done something so low as to break new political ground.
