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  • July 2008

    • Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jul 16, 08 6:02 AM CDT

      Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      The world's population of just 200 white lions leaped by seven in a single day when twin lionesses gave birth in June, Der Spiegel reports, and the German safari park where they were born has now unveiled the extremely rare cubs. But while one new mom took to motherhood with zeal, the other showed little interest, forcing zookeepers to hand-raise her four cubs. White lions are a mutation of a sub-species extinct in the wild. More »

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      endangered species  • zoo  • safari  • lions  • lion

    • Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub

      A newborn red panda rejected by its mother has been adopted by a zookeeper's cat, the BBC reports. The panda and its sibling were first put on an incubator at the Dutch zoo but the tabby cat, who had recently given birth, proved willing to take the kitten-sized panda cubs under her paw. The weaker panda cub died but the other, still nameless, is suckling with the kittens. More »

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      animal  • endangered species  • zoo  • cat  • panda  • zookeeper  • kitten

  • June 2008

    • National Zoo's Panda Preggers?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      National Zoo's Panda Preggers?

      The National Zoo in DC says panda mother Mei Xiang is showing a spike in hormone levels, a sign that she might be pregnant again. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March with semen from Tian Tian, the zoo's male giant panda. Hormone test results indicate Mei Xiang will either give birth or come to the end of a false pregnancy in late July. More »

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      Washington DC  • zoo  • hormones  • panda  • breeding  • pregnant  • National Zoo

    • Quake Pandas Delight Beijing

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Quake Pandas Delight Beijing

      Eight giant pandas shaken by last month's earthquake made their first appearance at the Beijing Zoo yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Huge crowds visited the pandas, who seemed none the worse for wear from the move, planned before the quake to coincide with the Olympics. The zoo expects daily crowds of 100,000 this weekend, five times normal. More »

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      earthquake  • animal  • Beijing  • China earthquake  • zoo  • panda  • quake  • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center

  • May 2008

    • Endangered Frogs Find Their Noah

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 12, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Endangered Frogs Find Their Noah

      Half of all frog species are in danger of extinction, and conservationists are taking a page from the Bible in working to preserve them. A program called Amphibian Ark has named 2008 the Year of the Frog, and is working with zoos to harbor endangered species, including some that have vanished from the wild. The goal is to breed enough to revitalize the populations, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      endangered species  • zoo  • extinction  • frogs  • amphibians  • habitat

  • April 2008

    • Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies

      Ling Ling, the undisputed star of the Tokyo Zoo and a symbol of friendship between Japan and China, died today of heart failure, the AP reports. At 22—the equivalent of 70 human years—the giant panda was Japan’s oldest, and the fifth-oldest in the world. Ling Ling had been eating poorly since August, suffering from kidney and heart problems. He'd been withdrawn from public view just one day when he was found dead. More »

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      China  • Japan  • zoo  • panda

    • 'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      A giant turtle thought to be extinct has been found in northern Vietnam, the AP reports. Scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled turtle when they followed up reports from villagers of a mythical creature living in a lake. Vietnamese legend tells of a huge turtle that helped the country fight off Chinese invaders in the 16th century. More »

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      endangered species  • Vietnam  • zoo  • amphibians

    • Croc Hunter's Dad Quits Zoo For $1M

      newser  |  Australia's News Network  |  Apr 10, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Croc Hunter's Dad Quits Zoo For $1M

      Bob Irwin will retire from the Australian Zoo made famous by his 'Crocodile Hunter' son Steve, taking with him a retirement package worth just shy of $1 million amid rumors of a feud with his son's widow. Irwin will also collect a $93,000 yearly pension from the zoo he founded 36 years ago, and later sold to his son, reports the AP. More »

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      Australia  • zoo  • retirement  • settlement  • Steve Irwin  • Bindi Irwin  • feud  • Terri Irwin

    • Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT

      Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

      Gorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores of gorillas dead in the last few years. More »

  • March 2008

    • Swan-Boat Romance Takes Wing (Again)

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 28, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Swan-Boat Romance Takes Wing (Again)

      After her real-life avian lover flew the coop, a German black swan has returned to her ex—a swan-shaped paddleboat, the AP reports. Petra was joined at the wing with the craft in 2006—but that relationship seemed to have sung its swan song when both were taken to a zoo for the winter—where she dumped it for a real male. More »

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      Germany  • animal  • zoo  • romance  • relationship  • birds  • boat

    • Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Mar 25, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

      Poor Knut: The celebrity polar bear, no longer the ball of fluff who captivated animal lovers around the world, is miserable without human contact and doesn't realize he isn't a person. "Knut must go. As soon as possible," a keeper at the Berlin Zoo said of the 300-pound 15-month-old , Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      zoo  • polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • zookeeper  • bear  • Thomas Doerflein

  • February 2008

    • Zoos Leap Into Year of Frog

      newser  |  Florida Today  |  Feb 29, 08 9:23 AM CST

      Zoos Leap Into Year of Frog

      How could any zoo resist? Leap Day, in the Year of the Frog, is being celebrated by zoos and conservationists everywhere as the perfect time to draw attention to the plight of amphibians. "We want to get people talking about frogs and thinking about them," said one zookeeper. "But the main thing we want them to understand is that the frogs in their back yard are really, really important.”  More »

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      environment  • endangered species  • zoo  • zookeeper  • frogs  • leap year

    • Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Feb 21, 08 5:55 PM CST

      Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

      Seven tigers and lions are back in their outdoor grottoes at the San Francisco Zoo for the first time since a Siberian tiger killed a man on Christmas Day. The pens got a $1.7 million security upgrade after Tatiana escaped and attacked three people. Officials said the enclosure's front wall is now 19 feet high, 3 better than national standards. More »

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      animal  • zoo  • San Francisco Zoo  • animal attack  • Tatiana  • tiger  • tiger attack  • lions  • Siberian tiger

    • Med Student's Kiss of Life Saves Tiger Cub

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Feb 3, 08 12:16 PM CST

      Med Student's Kiss of Life Saves Tiger Cub

      A medical student sprang into action when she spotted a tiger cub choking on a piece of meat at a German zoo—and gave the animal mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or as Der Speigel reports, "mouth-to-muzzle" CPR. "The little baby tiger was gnawing meat off a bone. All of a sudden he couldn't breathe and lost consciousness," said the student, a 24-year-old mom visiting the zoo with her own baby. More »

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      zoo  • zookeeper  • tiger  • CPR  • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

  • January 2008

    • Vienna's Baby Panda Says Hello

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 31, 08 9:03 AM CST

      Vienna's Baby Panda Says Hello

      Vienna's newest celebrity made his debut yesterday as the 5-month-old panda Fu Long met the public for the first time. The Austrian capital's Schönbrunn Zoo had to issue a statement to anxious panda fans that the cloistered cub was healthy and growing strong. Only yesterday afternoon did Fu Long emerge to an adoring crowd, although the zoo's director told the AP that the panda is more of "a night owl." More »

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      Austria  • zoo  • panda  • Vienna

    • Zoo Leopards Find New Home at Preserve

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 26, 08 6:00 PM CST

      Zoo Leopards Find New Home at Preserve

      Brother-sister pair Sirius and Pitou grew up in a French traveling circus, spent the last nine years at the Monaco zoo, and have now found a new home at a wildlife preserve in South Africa. The 16-year-old leopards undertook their recent journey—sedated and via two airplanes—thanks to British actress and conservationist Virginia McKenna, the Telegraph reports. More »

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      South Africa  • zoo  • Prince Albert II  • Monaco

    • New Cub Could Out-Cute Knut

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jan 14, 08 1:50 PM CST

      New Cub Could Out-Cute Knut

      There’s a new polar bear in Germany, and Knut had better watch his back, reports Der Spiegel , because the Nuremberg zoo’s 2.4-kilo baby bruin is drawing international attention for being so gosh darn cute. Fans have sent 15,000 name suggestions since Friday, but for now she’s called “Flocke,” German for "snowflake." More »

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      zoo  • polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • Nuremburg Zoo  • Flocke  • Snowflake

    • New Cub a Web Sensation

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 11, 08 7:45 PM CST

      New Cub a Web Sensation

      The Nuremberg zoo's cuddly new polar bear cub still doesn't have a name, but it does have a website—and a fast-growing legion of smitten fans. "We're getting 15 emails with name suggestions every minute," said a city spokesman. For the time being, zookeepers have dubbed the cub Flocke, German for flake, the AP reports. More »

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      animal  • zoo  • polar bear  • Knut  • Nuremburg Zoo

    • Zoo Will Raise Polar Bear Cub After All

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jan 9, 08 9:17 AM CST

      Zoo Will Raise Polar Bear Cub After All

      The Nuremberg Zoo has reversed its wildly unpopular policy against hand-rearing polar bear cubs, reports Der Speigel . The zoo took the remaining cub away from its mother yesterday after she appeared nervous and started walking around her enclosure with the tiny animal in her mouth. Two other cubs died and were apparently eaten by their mother earlier this week, after the zoo refused to intervene. More »

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      animal  • zoo  • polar bear  • Nuremburg Zoo

    • Lawyer: Tiger Area Couldn't Hold a Tabby

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 8, 08 10:20 AM CST

      Lawyer: Tiger Area Couldn't Hold a Tabby

      The lawyer for two brothers mauled in the Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo has gone on the attack, the Chronicle reports. Mark Geragos yesterday slammed the zoo's "character assassination" of the brothers, claiming an employee warned the zoo that the moat around the tiger grotto "couldn't hold a house cat."  More »

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      San Francisco  • zoo  • San Francisco Zoo  • tiger mauling  • tiger  • Mark Geragos

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