Ever wonder what inspired King Kong? Despite its gorilla-like appearance, inspiration for the fictional beast came from ...

Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium over the past few weeks will have noticed a long black curtain covering one wall of the building’s main atrium. It’s there to protect ...

The Komodo dragon is an impressive and fearsome sight. Measuring 2.5 meters long and weighing more than 80 kilograms, it is the largest lizard in the world. An apex predator, its lumbering gait belies ...