On top of breakthroughs in animal language, the Earth Species Project expects improved interspecies understanding will foster greater appreciation for the planet in the face of climate change.

Dairy cattle premises in Nye and Churchill counties are being placed under quarantine to prevent the spread of avian flu.

Asian small-clawed otters named Jilin and Elbe can be found in the "Asia: Trail Of The Tiger" section of the zoo, along with the white-cheeked gibbons.

Maeve was introduced to Bean, the zoo's other caribou, last weekend, and the two caribou are said to get along well.