Most of the Arabian oryx in the wild today have ancestors from the Phoenix Zoo.

The tour began in January in Florida, and Thursday's visit to the Phoenix Zoo was its 17th stop.

Ruby at the Phoenix Zoo is considered the original elephant art star, and her paintings have sold for as much as $25,000.

(One female elephant at the Phoenix Zoo, named Ruby, has hauled in $500,000 from the sale of her paintings.)

Indu still lives at the Phoenix Zoo.

When the Phoenix Zoo announced a free-admission day in honor of Ruby's memory, 43,000 people attended, nearly triple a normal day's attendance.

The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest non-profit zoo in the United States.

The Phoenix Zoo garnered worldwide attention for one of its animals, an Asian elephant named Ruby.

The following June, an independent committee of zoological experts from other areas of the country cleared the Phoenix Zoo of the charges.

If your child loves animals, head to the Phoenix Zoo.

Most of the Arabian oryx in the wild today have ancestors from the Phoenix Zoo.

The tour began in January in Florida, and Thursday's visit to the Phoenix Zoo was its 17th stop.

Ruby at the Phoenix Zoo is considered the original elephant art star, and her paintings have sold for as much as $25,000.

(One female elephant at the Phoenix Zoo, named Ruby, has hauled in $500,000 from the sale of her paintings.)

Indu still lives at the Phoenix Zoo.

When the Phoenix Zoo announced a free-admission day in honor of Ruby's memory, 43,000 people attended, nearly triple a normal day's attendance.

The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest non-profit zoo in the United States.

The Phoenix Zoo garnered worldwide attention for one of its animals, an Asian elephant named Ruby.

The following June, an independent committee of zoological experts from other areas of the country cleared the Phoenix Zoo of the charges.

If your child loves animals, head to the Phoenix Zoo.