To make way for a new cougar exhibit, the Birmingham Zoo plans to dig up and move about a dozen graves of people buried at the old cemetery on its grounds. Zoo officials have applied for a permit ...

The Birmingham Zoo is built atop land where some of the city’s earliest poor residents are buried. As the zoo plans to add a new cougar exhibit, officials are asking the state for permission to ...

The Birmingham Zoo is located at 2630 Cahaba Road in Birmingham. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. General ...

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The Birmingham Zoo worked with FedEx to safely transport the female cougar kitten via plane from Great Falls, Montana to ...

The Birmingham Zoo introduced male lion Josh to Akili, hoping the animals would become companions following the death of the lioness' former partner Staff members at the Birmingham Zoo are ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Birmingham Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy female giraffe born to mother Ruby and father Jalil. Alabama’s baby reticulated giraffe was born on April ...

A spokeswoman for the Birmingham zoo says the lion has been moved back to its holding pin. Zoo spokeswoman, Jamie Adcock, says, "It doesn't need to be out on exhibit today.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Akili, a lioness at the Birmingham Zoo, died Monday afternoon after being injured by another lion. She was 17. According to zoo officials, Akili was fatally injured by ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A female lion who was born at a Colorado zoo was fatally injured while being introduced to a newly acquired male companion at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama, officials said ...

The Birmingham Zoo this week welcomed the birth of a healthy female giraffe. According to a news release, the baby reticulated giraffe was born at 12:19 a.m. Wednesday. This marks the first baby ...