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 ...

WASHINGTON — Chemo for a gecko? Right-o. Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors, humans ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around ...

The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere houses an award-winning 25,000 foot animal hospital. Dr. Heather Schwartz leads a veterinary team that makes sure each animal receives the care they need. The Tennessean ...

He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, say they successfully treated a leaf-tailed ...

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