The exhibition, featuring climbable statues of an eagle, orangutan and tarantula, will be on display through Sept. 14.

Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said.

Researchers and citizen scientists took samples of environmental DNA from saliva on backyard hummingbird feeders and agave plants to identify Mexican long-nosed bats ...

Habitat loss is the biggest threat to endangered species in Massachusetts ... "Their population has seen a pretty significant decline in the past few decades," Leddick said.