Toronto Zoo Asks Visitors to Stop Showing Phone Videos to Gorillas
The Toronto Zoo is asking visitors not to show their phones to the gorillas. Turns out, too much screen time is bad for them, too.
Woman’s Arm is Severely Broken by Elephant While Posing for a Photo
An American tourist in Bali had a shocking experience after an elephant bit and broke her arm while she was posing for a photo with the animal in a resort.
Hands-On with the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 Sports Lens: Lots to Like
The Sigma 60-600mm for Sony E-Mount is a versatile, compelling, and unique lens with a mindblowing 10x optical zoom range. As with any all-in-one lens, it’s not without its compromises, and the $2000 price puts it up against Sony’s native FE 200–600mm f/5.6–6.3 G OSS, even though the Sigma has a more versatile zoom range.
Photo Ark: A Photographer’s Mission to Capture 20,000 Animal Species
Joel Sartore has been photographing the National Geographic Photo Ark since 2006. He has traveled to zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries on every continent except Antarctica to encourage action through education, save wildlife by promoting conservation, and create a photo archive of global animal diversity.
How a Chimpanzee Ruined a Photographer’s Makeshift Studio
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore recently shared a hilarious story of how a chimpanzee took one look at his makeshift studio and destroyed it in seconds.
Photos of Love in the Animal Kingdom
Goran Anastasovski is a Macedonian photographer who has spent over 15 years working to capture the character of animals in his photos. One of his ongoing projects is to show tender love across animal species.
Dad Carries Toddler Into Zoo Elephant Enclosure for Photo, Gets Charged
A father was caught on camera carrying his 2-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo to take a picture with the animals. After getting charged by an elephant, he was then arrested and charged by police.
Underwater Camera Reveals the Weird Way Flamingos Eat
You may have seen flamingos stick their heads into water to feed before, but have you ever seen what it looks like from under the surface? The San Diego Zoo set up an underwater camera that captures the fascinating way the long-legged birds eat.
Photos Capture the Pain of Animals at the Bangladesh National Zoo
Going to the zoo is one of many ways for people to entertain themselves. People also go to them for educational purposes or to do research. The main purposes of zoos, however, is to protect wildlife and let all of us understand the importance of nature.
Jaguar Attacks Woman Who Climbed Zoo Barrier for Selfie
A woman was attacked by a jaguar at a zoo in Arizona on Saturday after crossing a barrier to get closer to the animal for a selfie. The cat reached out and gashed the woman's arm, and she was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Steve Irwin’s 13-Year-Old Son is Quite a Photographer
The late Steve Irwin achieved worldwide fame as "The Crocodile Hunter," wowing audiences around the world by getting up close and personal with Earth's diverse (and often dangerous) wildlife. But here's something you might not know: Irwin's 13-year-old son Robert is making his own name as a top notch nature photographer.
This Gorilla Wants to See Your Vacation Photos
Video editor Paul Ross was visiting the Louisville Zoo recently when he came …
These Animal Portraits Were All Shot During Visits to a Local Zoo
"Out of the Wild: Zoo Portraits" is a project by photographer Boza Ivanovic, who created artistic low-key portraits of animals during visits to a local zoo.
Intimate Black and White Portraits of Exotic Animals in Captivity
It's been a very news heavy couple of days, with much of the news being depressing or controversial at that. So if you need a break from all the Terry Richardsons and bankruptcies of the world, this stunning photo series by Czech photographer and graphic designer Lukas Holas should do the trick nicely.
Tour Some of the World’s Most Famous Zoos, Now on Google Street View
Google has made sure that the couch potato in all of us has ample opportunity to see the world by adding everything from the world's tallest peaks to an extensive tour of the Grand Canyon to its Street View repertoire. But of course, that's not to say the search giant is anywhere near done.
The company's most recent update, which went live yesterday, added a long list of world-renowned zoos to the list, allowing users to skip the lines and see some lions, giraffes and pandas in their not-so-natural habitats.
Photographer Captures Her Daughter’s Special Bond with Wild Animals
Some photographers make a name for themselves by creating portraits of children, while others create similar images of wild animals. Photographer Robin Schwartz does both -- at the same time.
Since 2002, Schwartz has been photographing her daughter Amelia while the young girl interacts with all kinds of creatures in the animal kingdom. Subjects have included everything from dogs and cats to monkeys, kangaroos, and elephants.
Photographer Steps On and Kills German Celebrity Earless Bunny
Photographers are supposed to document news rather than make it, but a clumsy German photographer had the ill fortune of doing the latter in the most horrible way this past Wednesday. The photographer was shooting at a media event at the Limbach-Oderfrohna zoo in Eastern Germany when he stepped backward and onto a three-week-old earless bunny named Til, instantly killing the little guy.
Hack a Mirror for Close-Up Portraits of Self-Aware Animals at the Zoo
Mark Rober — the guy behind the gaping-hole-in-torso costume — recently came up with a creative way …
Gorilla Films Itself with a GoPro Camera
How do you get a silverback gorilla to put a GoPro HD camera up to its face? Stuff the case full of raisins, of course!
Orangutan Becoming Photography Sensation
Nonja, a 33-year-old orangutan in the Vienna Zoo, is quickly becoming one of the most popular photographers on the …