A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

Tula-Tu, the elephant calf born earlier this month, is undeniably cute. But she isn’t the first baby animal to cause visitors to Portland’s zoo to audibly say, “Awwwwww.” Here are 12 sweet animal ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...

Armstrong Williams hosts a town hall on Baltimore schools: $1.7B budget, yet only 10% of students are proficient in math. by Gabe Katzman,KOMONewsStaff OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — A bear and three cubs were ...

When people think of cute baby animals, they often reference kittens, puppies, bear cubs or even piglets. Baby ducklings and elephants and panda bears grace the walls of children’s nurseries. Baby ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become famous ...

Last year, at the Seattle Zoo, kiddos from the viewing tank of the grizzly bear exhibit got a real-life taste of how the food ...

Most Build-A-Bear stores are pet-friendly, but it depends on the location and the local mall policy. Service dogs are always welcome, and many stores happily allow friendly, leashed pups like Ollie to ...