Jacksonville Zoo

UPDATE: A second healthy female giraffe was born Friday, Nov. 24 at the zoo.ORIGINAL STORY: Everyone at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has something…

The First Coast is home to an orchid so rare it has been declared endangered in Florida.The bright-orange Platanthera chapmanii, more commonly known as…

A hurricane that hit North Florida, the continued spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a horrific massacre in Orlando haven't slowed the appeal of…

Maybe you’re waiting until New Year’s to bust out that fancy new outfit Santa brought you and party like a jolly elf all night long. Or maybe you want to…

The Jacksonville Zoo is celebrating the hatching of two very different species of endangered animals.The zoo recently welcomed Louisiana Pine Snakes...and…