Children’s Play Day at the Gladys Porter Zoo is taking place this month. The event is designed to promote early childhood education, with students from Texas Southmost College Teacher Education ...

Border Patrol officers in Texas arrested two U.S. citizens after a spider monkey was found hidden inside a backpack. The ...

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In celebration of Earth Day, the Gladys Porter Zoo is hosting its annual Party for the Planet event. The celebration will ...

Neb, a 17-year-old white tiger who was rescued as a cub from an illegal sale at a Walmart parking lot, has passed away at the Gladys Porter Zoo ... arrived at the Brownsville zoo in 2008.

Neb, a rare white tiger, has died at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, officials announced Monday. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Neb, our 17-year-old white tiger ...

A Texas zoo is mourning the death of an endangered tiger after staff noticed the animal was deteriorating due to old age, the zoo announced Monday. Gladys Porter Zoo veterinary staff euthanized ...

A Texas zoo is mourning the death of an endangered tiger after staff noticed the animal was deteriorating due to old age, the zoo announced Monday. Gladys Porter Zoo veterinary ... in the U.S.-Mexico ...