Spend an after-hours evening at the Phoenix Zoo riding the Safari Train or jamming out with your toddler at Music Mayhem to benefit the Maricopa County Animal Control pet food drive. You’ll receive a $1 discount by bringing a bag of pet food or cat litter.

July’s burning temperatures don’t bring tons of snow, but the Phoenix Zoo wants to change that. Winter in July, an annual event hosted by Fry’s Food Stores and the zoo, brings a cool treat to humans, as well as the animals.

The "Ice Age" films, which now number four, might have a prehistoric setting like the Flintstones, but their cartoon world is much closer to Wile E. Coyote.

Meet the zebras, flamingoes, otters and elephants, get wet in the Leapin’ Lagoon or the Squirt Gun Water Wars, or have fun playing the drums at the Music Mayhem during an after hours adventure at the Zoo.

The Phoenix Zoo says North America’s oldest Bornean orangutan has died after a battle with lymphatic cancer.

Next month, we’ll celebrate moms. In June, it’s hats off to dads. But before then, kids will get a day all their own: Día del Niño.

Ah, the good old days before spoilers.

If you love animals, what could be more fun than volunteering at the zoo? The Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, is currently seeking a number of volunteers to help inspire visitors and motivate them to care for the natural world.

A Mesa man has beat out more than 400 Salt River Project utility customers to win a new Trane high-efficiency air-conditioner. Tony Camacho and his family will receive the new 16 SEER unit donated by Trane and installed by Orangutan Home Services this weekend. SRP estimates the Camachos will reduce energy consumption and save about $400 per year with the unit.

The duchess of the Phoenix Zoo finally has a palace that befits her.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - They have rescued, raised and released hundreds of baby elephants and orangutans. They have devoted their lives to the animals and their habitats. And they are the stars of the IMAX film "Born to Be Wild 3D."