"In the wild, animals sometimes display aggression toward young ones, especially when establishing social hierarchies within their groups," the Houston Zoo wrote in a statement posted on social media.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — The Utica Zoo is in mourning on Wednesday after the death of a pair of animals in their care.

Alfie, a 16 1/2-year-old Visayan warty pig, was euthanized at the Erie Zoo due to declining health from severe osteoarthritis. Alfie surpassed the average life expectancy for his species and received ...

An animal at the Edinburgh Zoo is the oldest of her species in the world, and she just turned a year older. Mina the Visayan warty pig celebrated her 23rd birthday today on Saturday, August 16. The ...

Axl and Ace had been with the Utica Zoo since 2018, along with their companion Ozzy who passed away last year. The Utica Zoo’s last two remaining Visayan warty pigs, Axl and Ace, have died, according ...

How the Denver Zoo trains wild animals For today's Sunrise Safari, Harley the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig and Shannon Shephard from the Denver Zoo show some enrichment activities that take place at the ...

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The Utica Zoo’s last two remaining Visayan warty pigs, Axl and Ace, have died, according to a statement from the Utica Zoo. “At nearly 17 years old, both pigs had reached a remarkably advanced age for ...