The Akron Zoo plans to expand its 'Pride of Africa' exhibit with a habitat enclosure featuring giraffes and ostriches, plus a 30-foot tower ride.

The Akron Zoo is planning a $21 million expansion that will include additional animal habitats, an event space, a family friendly ride and concession and retail areas.

Lynda Rehse is one of hundreds of riders, cowboys, cowgirls, muleskinners and cooks that make up this caravan of animals, cow ...

ST. LOUIS — A former board president of Circus Flora, George Pace, on Wednesday admitted embezzling over $123,000 from the nonprofit, federal prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Louis ...

A beloved Masai giraffe born at the Greenville Zoo in 2012 has died in a tragic accident. The Toronto Zoo broke the heartbreaking news on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2026, describing the loss to the public in a ...

This circus doesn’t have a big striped tent or any lions, instead it dazzles with dizzying heights, pyrotechnics and lots of stunts. “Nitro Circus is bringing together the best parts of all action ...

A circus performance turned unexpectedly comical in Nantong, China on November 16, 2025, when a rider's safety harness caused an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction that left the audience in stitches.

It's fitting that P.T. Barnum said, “The noblest art is that of making others happy," since Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses have spread joy around the world for more than 150 years. Next ...

This photo provided by Michael Brown with the International Union for Conservation of Nature in August 2025 shows a herd of northern giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Uganda's Kidepo Valley ...

MENDON, Mass. (WJAR) — Southwick's Zoo announced the birth of a baby giraffe as the newest member of the zoo's family. According to zoo officials, the baby giraffe was born last Monday. The calf was ...

She’s the beating heart of this year’s most thrilling — and Emmy-nominated — TV show. But there’s no telling when she might decamp for the circus (like, literally). By Julian Sancton Senior Features ...

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. – 10 News has learned that one of the four giraffes seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo died while being transported to Georgia in May, prompting a criminal investigation into the ...