A "handful" of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' 18 apes are receiving medical treatment for shigella, a highly contagious bacterial illness that has already claimed the lives of a female western ...

Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial infection, according to the zoo. Bulera, a 35-year-old female lowland gorilla died due ...

Born at Lincoln Park Zoo in 1989, Bulera was hand-reared due to an injury that required extensive treatment, according to a Facebook post from Jacksonville Zoo.

A fourth primate at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has died after suffering from Shigella, a bacterial infection that’s affecting apes at the zoo.

Nation World 'Our hearts are heavy': Jacksonville zoo treating more sick animals after infection killed 3 beloved primates Bulera, a 35-year-old female western lowland gorilla, died Thursday.

Staff at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens are working to contain an outbreak of a bacterial infection that has claimed the lives of three great apes in less than a week.

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced Wednesday, the launch of its new 'Behind-the-Scenes Experiences,' offering guests an opportunity to get up close with animals.

Three giant otter pups made their much-anticipated public debut at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The two females and one male, born on Oct. 16, are the second litter of this endangered species to ...

Officials at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens are working overtime to treat several great apes infected with a bacterial infection called Shigella.

Animals 'Our hearts are heavy': Jacksonville zoo treating more sick animals after infection killed 3 beloved primates Bulera, a 35-year-old female western lowland gorilla, died Thursday.