Members of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest and fans of the Abilene Zoo blessed its animals Wednesday in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

The Abilene Zoo has lost a member of their herd Wednesday with the death of their newest baby giraffe, Zahara. The baby, born July 20 to parents Malaika and Congo, died the morning of Oct. 2 after suffering a severe leg fracture,

The Abilene Zoo is mourning the loss of its youngest giraffe.The zoo announced baby Zahara's death Wednesday stating she died after suffering a "severe leg frac

More than a dozen tigers have died after contracting bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam. A caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city told State media VNExpress that the animals were fed with raw chicken bought from nearby farms.

Dozens of tigers and lions in captivity died in the past month in southern Vietnam with tests showing they were positive for bird flu, health ministry and state media said on Thursday. Two samples taken from dead tigers at Mango Garden Resort in Dong Nai province have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu,