The alert was "mistakenly activated," and "there was no emergency," a rep for the zoo told PEOPLE in a statement Robert Cianflone/Getty A group of zoogoers in Australia started the year with a fright.

A false alarm sparked chaos at Melbourne Zoo in Australia earlier today as patrons feared there was a baboon on the loose. Visitors to the zoo were either evacuated or put into lockdown this afternoon ...

In the cutest video you will see on the internet today, Zoos Victoria, a conservation organisation, announced the birth of a male giraffe at Melbourne Zoo. The calf is the first to be born at the zoo ...

Every Thursday night in February there will be bands playing live at the Melbourne zoo. The shows are all-ages and you can BYO your own booze. Whoever came up with that idea is a brave soul or has ...