There’s something communally soothing about being part of a multicultural throng that oohs and aahs in unison while adorable animals frolic.

Skunks have fled the dangerous climes of the Bronx for Upper Manhattan, where there are almost no predators.

James J. Breheny, the director of the Bronx Zoo, at the wolf monkeys exhibit in the Congo section.James J. Breheny says the Bronx Zoo exhibits habitats, not animals. The message is: If you love this gorilla, save its environment.

Readers’ questions about urban roosters, naming buildings and cell phone law are answered.

A 3-year-old female named Zoe, above, and two other snow leopards are featured in a new exhibition at the Central Park Zoo.A $10.6 million installation at the Central Park Zoo presents snow leopards in a habitat that maintains the illusion of their natural world.

The history of animal escapes in New York City reads like a feeding schedule at the Bronx Zoo — elephants, horses, wolves, bulls, monkeys, bears, goats, lions, deer and a six-foot boa constrictor.

Chuck the Groundhog, the Staten Island cousin of Punxsutawney Phil, did not appreciate the mayor’s attempt to rouse him from his slumber on Monday.

Chuck the Groundhog, the Staten Island cousin of Punxsutawney Phil, did not appreciate the mayor’s attempt to rouse him from his slumber on Monday.

An environmental organization has found high levels of 0f mercury in the blood and feathers of bald eagle chicks in the Catskill Park region of New York.

At an animal shelter, monthly calls to volunteers who can help people keep their pets through tough financial times doubled between January and September.