Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Zoo Miami will be devoid of lions following the death of 17-year-old Kwame on Friday. The proverbial kings of the jungle once sprawled out as a pride, a rare ...

Emmy Egan, a nine-year-old who has been battling leukemia for more than two years, had a dream come true when she got to meet ...

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Zoo Miami’s gorillas will soon be on the move. Officials on Friday said that Shango and Barney are set to be relocated to another facility due to construction ...

In addition to its current elephantine residents, Zoo Miami is about to get another. This one, however, is inanimate. In celebration of Endangered Species Day (tomorrow, May 20), Trend Group – the ...

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Zoo Miami released a set of photos giving a behind the scenes look at a wellness exam for one of its cheetahs. Koda, a 13-year-old male cheetah, has been at Zoo Miami for over a ...

MIAMI – Koda, a 13-year-old male cheetah at Zoo Miami, recently underwent a comprehensive wellness exam as part of the zoo’s preventative health program, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. Recommended ...

“Goliath is my hero, and I am sure he will soon be an inspiration to many others!” Zoo Miami spokesman Ron Magill said in a statement. “He is living proof that where there is a will, there is a way ...