A sulcata tortoise undergoes a veterinary checkup at Turtle Back Zoo, where zoo visitors can observe animal care procedures.

Dr. Murray operates on one of the Zoo’s gorillas. Jessie Cohen/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Suzan Murray, chief veterinarian at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., oversees the health ...

The Turtle Back Zoo this year joined the relatively few U.S. zoos — perhaps a dozen or fewer among the 250 accredited by the ...

A veterinarian was called to the Cincinnati Zoo to perform essential dental work on two animals within the population.During physical exams, Zoo vets discovered that root canals were necessary for ...

WASHINGTON -- The baby giant panda at Washington's National Zoo was very talkative during the little cub's very first veterinary exam, two days before turning a month old. The Smithsonian, which runs ...

Humans aren't the only ones who can benefit from acupuncture. So can animals, and a Fort Worth Zoo veterinarian is exploring just how much the alternative medicine technique can improve the lives of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The veterinary staff at the Memphis Zoo were successful in helping a giraffe give birth to a baby on May 26, zoo officials announced on June 2. Kamari, which translated in Swahili ...

Sarah Cannizzo is an associate veterinarian at Fort Worth Zoo, certified to conduct acupuncture on the zoo's more than 7,000 creatures. Cannizzo has administered acupuncture to rabbits with ...