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It's a shame kids have to go back to school because they're missing out on these precious moments.

Everyone loves a good live musical act under a summer sky.   Buttonwood Park Zoo is jumping on the summer concert series band wagon and have started their 1st Family Summer Concert Series inside the zoo!

A couple of animals at the Buttonwood Park Zoo have undergone surgery. The Zoo's two harbor seals, Yellow and Blue, underwent surgery last week to improve their vision and overall eye health. The surgeries involved removing vision impairing cataracts from the eyes of both seals and the repair of a fallen lens in one of Blue's eyes...

The rays and sharks are on the road, but it's not a ball game. The New Bedford Ocean Explorium packed up cow-nose rays, Atlantic stingrays, and white spotted bamboo sharks to be transported to Mysitc Aquarium in Connecticut. The sea creatures will be incorporated into already existing exhibits at Mystic...

The newest additions to the Buttonwood Park Zoo will be officially revealed to the public Tuesday.

Legendary pacyderm citizens Emily and Ruth are enjoying some new toys thanks to the hard work of students at MassArt. For the fourth year in a row, the students designed and constructed oversized toys for the elephants at Buttonwood Park Zoo...

We've already got channels devoted to food, sports, comedy and other topics, but viewers in China will soon be able to enjoy a channel featuring nothing but giant Pandas.

Once upon a time, there was an elephant named Emily who was sent away from her deplorable home! Soon after, the village got together and asked for donations to help build a new home for her.

Buttonwood Park Zoo's "Boo at the Zoo" fundraiser dares area residents to enjoy a family friendly event at the zoo every weekend in October.