The alert was "mistakenly activated," and "there was no emergency," a rep for the zoo told PEOPLE in a statement Robert Cianflone/Getty A group of zoogoers in Australia started the year with a fright.

Zookeepers had their first glimpse at a dozen adorable mountain pygmy possums born at Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary in October as part of a breeding program for the Critically Endangered species, ...

Nicolas Galindo/The Victoria Advocate Volunteers from other zoos around Texas descended upon the city of Victoria to rescue animals stranded at the Texas Zoo. Crews from the San Antonio Zoo, SeaWorld ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An adorable giraffe calf at Melbourne Zoo has recently been given a name following a public vote. Zoos Victoria announced that the ...

VICTORIA (WNCT) — A trio of 10-week-old lion cubs at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria have been given their names after an online poll. The two males and one female were born to mom Nilo and dad ...

MELBOURNE – Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day move from an urban Australian zoo to a much larger enclosure.