In the film, the bright blue birds save their endangered species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The ...

(CBS) -- In the animated film "Rio," a Spix's Macaw named Blu flies all the way from Minnesota to Rio de Janeiro because he's the last living male of his species and that's where Jewel, the last ...

A new study is drawing attention to the possible extinction of an animal depicted in the animated film “Rio,” a story about two surviving blue macaws. The recently published study found that Spix’s ...

SAN ANTONIO — A welcome to the world was greeted with a big scare. A Del Rio baby not even a day old had to undergo heart surgery. The surgery was performed in San Antonio by Dr. Aaron Abarbanell. "He ...

The lead characters of Rio, Blu and Jewel, are voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway. Blu attempts to rediscover his roots while finding a common ground with Jewel, who is his complete opposite.

The Zoo featured Rio, the baby Ocelot, in an adorable Facebook post from Wednesday. Rio was born in May to Inca, his 13-year-old mom, and father Diego. The post says Rio is now on habitat, but only ...