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zoo stories: 68 news summaries

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 Zoo Lions Kill White Tigress 

Czech zoo staff unable to stop attack on Isabella

Nov 20, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A rare white tiger was ripped to shreds by two lions that gained access to her enclosure at a Czech zoo yesterday. The lions unexpectedly entered the tiger's open-air area through a trap door, and workers who heard Isabella's cries were unable to prevent them from killing the elderly tiger.... More »

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Czech Republic • zoo • lioness • lion • tiger

 Bald Bears Stump 
 German Zookeepers 

Mystery condition leaves bears hairless as winter sets in

Nov 5, 09 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Zookeepers in Leipzig are scrambling to figure out why three bears have lost their fur coats. The spectacled bears, South American natives who normally have dark rings around their eyes, have gone almost completely bald just when they should be growing even thicker coats for the onset of winter. The... More »

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hair loss • zoo • zookeeper • bear

 In Germany, Baby 
 Rhino Is the New Knut 

Baby rhinoceros rejected by its mother will be raised by humans

Sep 23, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rhinoceros born Sunday in Germany is poised to become that country’s next cute and cuddly animal sensation, Der Spiegel reports. The as yet unnamed baby rhino, already 128 pounds, will live at the zoo in the city of Münster and be raised by humans after its... More »

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Germany • Knut • zoo • birth • rhinoceros • animal • rejection • Münster

World's First
Cloned Wolf Dies

Cause of death a mystery

Sep 1, 09 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of  of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times. Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik, a leader of... More »

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South Korea • Seoul • science • zoo • cloning • Seoul National University • clone • animal cloning • wolves • lone wolf • Shin Nam-sik

Thieves Kill Sumatran Tiger, Swipe Pricey Fur, Bones

Sales of endangered species persist despite tough laws

Aug 23, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thieves at an Indonesian zoo slaughtered an endangered tiger and swiped most of its body in a caper officials believe was motivated by greed, the AP reports. “It was sadistic,” said the director of the zoo, where staffers found the remains of the female tiger yesterday. “The... More »

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endangered species • Indonesia • theft • zoo • Sumatran tiger • strange stuff

(Newser) - The LA Times catches up with chimp guru Jane Goodall, who argues in a new book that that the world is nearly "at the point of no return" on the environment, but that political will can turn things around. Interview excerpts:
  • On the environment: "When I began
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environment • Africa • animal cruelty • zoo • chimpanzees • primates • Jane Goodall • primatology

 Thai Elephants Pose as Pandas 

Zoo staff reminds countrymen that elephants, too, need love

Jun 29, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A $20 million house for a newborn female panda and family at a Thailand zoo has rankled the staff of Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal, who are sick of the nation's panda obsession, reports the Bangkok Post. Concerned that the panda craze has diverted resources from Thailand’s national symbol, they've painted... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • zoo • panda • paint • elephant

(Newser) - Red panda mom Shan Tou has surprised zoo keepers in Fargo, ND, by giving birth to triplets, InForum reports. “This is huge," a Red River Zoo executive said. Red pandas, an endangered species, often have one or two cubs, but triplets are rare. "It’s been 10... More »

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zoo • birth • North Dakota • panda • Fargo • babies • triplets

(Newser) - An escaped gorilla injured a South Carolina zoo employee before voluntarily returning to his enclosure after 5 minutes on the loose, the State reports. Riverbanks Zoo in COlumbia was on lockdown for about 45 minutes after Mike escaped, with visitors escorted into buildings or outside the park. The zoo did... More »

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South Carolina • zoo • injury • gorilla • animal attack • employee • Riverbanks Zoo • Columbia, SC

 Gay Penguins Raise Chick 


Jun 3, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of homosexual male penguins is raising a chick together, the BBC reports. A zoo in Germany reports that one of its three pairs of gay males hatched the egg after it was rejected by its biological parents. "Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving just as... More »

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Berlin • zoo • homosexual • gays • penguins

 Dog Adopts 
 Tiger Cub at 
 German Zoo 

Mom rejected cub after delivery last weekend

May 20, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tiger cub rejected by its mother shortly after birth last weekend is on its second canine mom. A dachshund belonging to the zookeepers adopted the spurned cub but later died. Now the dog's daughter, Bessi, is raising the infant she "fell in love" with, a rep for Germany's... More »

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Germany • zoo • tiger cub • dog • dachshund • Bessi

 Zoo Webcasts Elephant Birth 


May 18, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgium zoo webcast its first elephant birth to enthralled animal lovers yesterday as the newborn plopped out of mom Phyo Phyo after 38 hours of labor. The mother, sister and aunt scrambled in excitement in a circle around the newborn, trumpeting, until the baby responded with squeals of its... More »

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Belgium • parenting • zoo • Brussels • webcast • elephant

Queen of Spain Pleads for Grief-Stricken Zoo Elephant

Barcelona Zoo urged to move bereaved elephant to more suitable habitat

May 15, 09 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spain's Queen Sofia has intervened to help save an elephant campaigners say is dying of grief, the Independent reports. Susi, Barcelona Zoo's only elephant, lives alone in a concrete compound and has exhibited behavior experts say shows anxiety and deep depression since her companion died last year. The queen has... More »

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Spain • zoo • animal rights • elephant • elephant habitat • Queen Sofia

(Newser) - Kabul Zoo officials have locked up the only known pig in Afghanistan to allay visitors' fears that it might spread swine flu, Reuters reports. Pork is illegal in Afghanistan for religious reasons; the country’s lone porcine resident is a zoo animal. “For now, the pig is under quarantine,... More »

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Afghanistan • Kabul • zoo • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Stimulus Bill Shines on National Zoo

Despite ban, bailout
will fortify homes for animals in DC

May 4, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luke the Lion is expecting home renovations while animals around the country are stuck with what they've got, Pro Publica reports. Luke's trick: living in the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The economic stimulus law forbids local and state outlays to zoos, but neglected to mention the National Zoo,... More »

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zoo • economic stimulus package • National Zoo

(Newser) - A Polish lawmaker is incensed over a local zoo's acquisition of an elephant that might be gay, Reuters reports. “We were supposed to have a herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?” the flustered lawmaker said. Zoo officials said the 10-year-old elephant... More »

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Poland • European Union • zoo • elephant • homosexual • exotic animals • gays

 Audio Stimulus Gets 
 Cheetahs to Mate 

Man-altered bioacoustics work as an aphrodisiac for cheetahs

Apr 2, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Man’s ingenuity has altered nature’s rhythms for the better at the San Diego Zoo, where an African cheetah cub was born after zookeepers helped her dad turn on her mom, the North Country Times reports. Park scientists used bioacoustics—human-altered animal sounds—to stimulate mating after they discovered... More »

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zoo • San Diego Zoo • scientific breakthroughs • mating • cheetah • bioacoustics

Gorillas: Maybe Not as Gentle as We Thought

Ape vegetarian in the wild, but can turn carnivore in captivity

Mar 27, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - King Kong aside, gorillas have somehow been able to hold onto their reputations as gentle giants, while myths about the belligerent chimpanzee and the promiscuous bonobo have long since been dispelled. But with new research into ape behavior, the last fable may fall, the Economist reports after primatologists studied apes... More »

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zoo • wildlife • chimpanzees • bonobos • gorilla • apes • orangutans

 Popular Porcupine Ads 
 Prod NY Governor 

Activists say state aid cuts will hurt wildlife industry

Mar 20, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s wildlife advocates are hoping an unemployed porcupine can help in a prickly battle with Gov.David Paterson, Audubon Magazine reports. Paterson has proposed cutting $9 million from the state’s 76 zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. To convince lawmakers to reject the cuts, opponents are releasing humorous... More »

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New York • zoo • David Paterson • aquarium • botanical garden

No Room at the Zoo: Baby Hippo May Meet His Maker

Zookeepers deny little Farasi will be put down

Mar 13, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farasi, the hippopotamus calf that has dazzled Switzerland since his birth last November, needs a new home, fast. Otherwise, he could become animal chow for the Basel Zoo's carnivores, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 220-pound hippo, who beat out Roger Federer to be named 2008’s “Swiss of... More »

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Switzerland • euthanasia • zoo • hippopotamus

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