Democracy has overtaken the animal kingdom. At least at the Utica Zoo. Tate, the Pallas’s cat, won a demo-cat-ic election to become the second preZOOdent, zoo officials announced Tuesday. He captured ...

Some new residents coming to the Utica Zoo in May may roar louder than the lions, stand taller than the giraffes (if the zoo had any), have more power than PreZOOdent ...

The zoo is closed on Wednesday after a “keeper suffered non-life-threatening injuries” on Tuesday afternoon Sam Burros is a writer, producer, and cook working with the Food and Lifestyle team at ...

UTICA, .N.Y. — If you've ever wondered what the Utica Zoo looks like after dark, you'll have an opportunity to do so this month. The zoo is presenting "Night Prowl," where attendees will have a unique ...

A Canada lynx kit at the Utica Zoo has made a full recovery after treatment for a broken femur discovered Aug. 30, zoo ...

The Utica Zoo is closed today after a lion bit a zookeeper, sending them to the hospital. The Utica Zoo said that a female staff member was bitten by one of its male African lions during a “routine ...

A baby zebra was recently born at the Utica Zoo, zoo officials announced in a statement. Officials said the foal was born to Zecora on Saturday, July 30. Zecora, a Hartmann mountain zebra, had been ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- For three hours Monday, the public can visit the Utica Zoo for free. The zoo’s last free admission night of the summer will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. The event is open to the ...

UTICA — Ming Yue, a red panda at the Utica Zoo who died unexpectedly Oct. 11, was killed by aspiration pneumonia after inhaling saliva, stomach contents or a foreign particle, the zoo announced ...

COVID-19 has taken a toll on businesses across the country. As WAMC’s Jackie Orchard found out, zoos are having a wild ride during the pandemic as well. Some parts of life at the Utica Zoo are the ...