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zoo stories: 69 news summaries

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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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 Eat, Prey, Love: 
 Let's Give 
 Vultures 
 Their Due 

They're not exactly man's best friend, but we need them

Feb 4, 09 5:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Vultures are like lawyers: nobody likes them until they need them, and boy do we need them, writes Constance Casey in a soaring defense of the misunderstood bird in Slate. Their business may be unpleasant, but vultures are essential in disposing of rotting carrion and warding off disease. “They... More »

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zoo • animal • birds of prey

 Panda Bites Beijing 
 Zoo Visitor, Again 

Man jumped barrier to Gu Gu's enclosure to retrieve son's toy

Jan 8, 09 11:13 AM CST
(AP) - Gu Gu the panda has struck again, biting a third visitor at the Beijing zoo. A Chinese tourist went over a 4-foot barrier surrounding the panda's outdoor exercise area yesterday to get a toy dropped by his son; the 240-pound Gu Gu bit his legs and refused to let go... More »

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China • Beijing • zoo • panda • animal attack • tourists • Beijing Zoo • Gu Gu

(Newser) - Elephants in the wild live up to three times longer as those in zoos, a new study says. The six-year report by British and Canadian scientists is sure to fire up the debate between animal rights activists and zoos over the well-being of the animals. African and Asian elephants tend... More »

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zoo • animal rights • elephant • elephant habitat • animal

 Panda Bites 
 Hand, Er, Leg, 
 That Feeds It 

Visitor to Hong Kong zoo captures attack on tape

Dec 9, 08 7:33 AM CST
(Newser) - A giant panda bit the left leg of a Hong Kong zookeeper while he was laying bamboo leaves in the animal's pen, reports the AP. The keeper was recovering well after the panda attack, which was partially captured and posted on YouTube by a zoo visitor. The panda—a male... More »

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Hong Kong • zoo • panda • attack • animal attack • zookeeper • animal

(Newser) - Reindeer have found yet another way to give of themselves for our holiday benefit. An Illinois zoo is selling Christmas tree ornaments fashioned from the creatures' droppings, the Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph reports. The small droppings are dried, painted, and incorporated into whimsical designs. The $5 gifts have been dubbed “... More »

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zoo • Illinois • Christmas • Miller Park • fundraising • holiday season • reindeer • ornament • Christmas tree

Aha! Zoo Bears Won't Mate Because Both Are Female

Japan park figures out why polar bears don't have much chemistry

Nov 26, 08 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A Japanese zoo is learning it might want to check the plumbing more closely the next time it acquires a polar bear cub, CNN reports. Tsuyoshi was brought to the Kushiro Zoo to breed with 11-year-old Kurumi. But when the cub reached reproductive age, he turned out to be she,... More »

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breeding • Japan • zoo • polar bear • gender confusion

 Panda Bites 
 Student Who 
 Tries to Cuddle 

Frightened bear bites man who scales wall
at China zoo

Nov 22, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - A student who tried to hug a panda in China yesterday got some tough love instead, BBC reports. Officials say the man, 20, climbed into the pen of Yang Yang at the Qixing Park zoo to cuddle. But the frightened bear bit him on the arms and legs. "Yang... More »

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China • zoo • panda • animal attack • Yang Yang • animal

 Liger Mauls Handler to Death 

Volunteer entered lion-tiger hybrid's cage during feeding

Oct 31, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An animal handler at an Oklahoma refuge died yesterday after being attacked by a liger—a hybrid of a lion and a tiger—during the animal’s feeding Wednesday, the Tulsa World reports. Safari’s Animal Sanctuary in suburban Broken Arrow will launch an investigation into whether volunteer Peter Getz,... More »

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zoo • lion • Oklahoma • animal attack • tiger • animal • neck wound • liger

Zoo Tries to Lure Stranded Polar Bear Out of Moat

Zero has been stuck in Milwaukee park's moat for 2 weeks

Oct 27, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Staff members at the Milwaukee County Zoo are taking new action to rescue a polar bear named Zero who has been stuck in the moat that surrounds his habitat for 2 weeks, the Journal Sentinel reports. Using a crane, handlers lowered a big plastic crate filled with Zero’s favorite... More »

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zoo • polar bear • rescue • escape • apple • animal • crane • Milwaukee County Zoo • Zero

Australian Boy Fed Zoo Animals to Crocodile

Rare turtle, lizards among 13 reptiles killed by 7-year-old

Oct 3, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 7-year-old boy snuck into an Australian zoo on Wednesday and killed 13 animals, the BBC reports. The child jumped a fence and evaded security cameras to gain access to the Alice Springs Reptile Center, where he bashed three lizards with rocks and fed 10 other animals, some of them... More »

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Australia • animal cruelty • zoo • crocodile • reptiles • juvenile crime

 Atlanta Panda 
 Now a 2-Time Mama 

Lun Lun gives birth to new cub, twin might be on way

Aug 31, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A giant panda in Zoo Atlanta became a mommy for the second time last night, and a twin might even be on the way, WSB Atlanta reports. Lun Lun gave birth at 10:10pm, the first panda in the US to do so this year. She previously gave birth in... More »

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 DC Zoo Evicting Hippo

'Happy' must move to make place for elephants

Aug 3, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Zoo is adding a new elephant sanctuary, reports the Washington Post, and the move is putting its sole Nile hippopotamus, Happy, out on the street in a year or so. The zoo will hold onto its pygmy hippos, but is more committed to Asian elephant programs. "... More »

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zoo • zookeeper • Nile • pygmy hippos • hippopotamus • National Zoo

 Dog Adopts Zoo's Tiger Cubs

Golden retriever cleans and feeds rare white cubs abandoned by mom

Jul 31, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A golden retriever has adopted three white tiger cubs abandoned by their mother at a southeast Kansas zoo, the AP reports. The Safari Zoological Park's owner says the dog, who recently weaned her own puppies, licks, cleans, and feeds the days-old cubs as if they were her own. More »

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adoption • weird • zoo • animal behavior • tiger • dog

 Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions 

Record-breaking number of rare cubs born on the same day

Jul 16, 08 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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endangered species • zoo • lion • safari

 Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub 

Dutch zookeeper's cat lets abandoned panda join her litter

Jul 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 National Zoo's Panda Preggers? 

Hormone levels suggest Mei Xiang may be expecting

Jun 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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

 Quake Pandas Delight Beijing 

Olympic bears take up residence in city's zoo

Jun 6, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Endangered
 Frogs Find
 Their Noah 

Amphibian Ark project aims to save 500 imperiled species

May 12, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies 

Tokyo Zoo star was 22

Apr 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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China • Japan • zoo • panda • Tokyo Zoo

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