A Seattle zoo said it is canceling its spring Zoo Doo fecal compost sale due to high levels of herbicide in the manure blend. Woodland Park Zoo officials said unacceptable levels of the herbicide clopyralid were detected in the compost, which is comprised of manures from several animals, straw bedding, wood chips, leaves and grass, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Thursday. We deeply regret that Zoo Doo will not be available for our many loyal users, zoo representative Dan Corum said.

A Seattle family said a black widow spider they found in a bag of red grapes has found a new home at the city's Woodland Park Zoo.

SEATTLE _ If all goes well, Sneezy and Chai should become the proud parents of a 200-pound baby by Thanksgiving _ 2009.

Veterinarians at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle combined their efforts with pediatric surgeons to remove a cyst near the spine of a baby gorilla, which is thought to be the first type of this surgery performed on any animal.

A previously unknown elephant herpes virus killed the Woodland Park Zoo's youngest Asian elephant, zoo officials said Monday.