Two men were arrested when police found 43 puppies packed in their van with insufficient water and food. Police believe the men were transporting the pups from an Iowa puppy mill. more ›

The Shedd needs your help for the whales. In particular, by naming their newest, a male baby Beluga whale. more ›

We're not trying to turn into Cute Overload or anything, but when Sondra from the Brookfield Zoo forwarded us these photos of other animals enjoying Halloween, we couldn't resist. Baaah! All photos by Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society... more ›