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December 2007
- Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 27, 07 11:18 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The victims of the Christmas Day tiger mauling may have tried to climb into the animal’s enclosure, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Police have found a shoe and blood near the cage moat, and a footprint on the fence. “Somebody really agitated her and gave her some method to break out,” the zoo’s director said of Tatiana, the 4-year-old Siberian tiger who was shot and killed after the attack. More »
- Killer Tiger's Escape a Mystery
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 27, 07 6:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The San Francisco Zoo remained shuttered today as investigators and grieving family alike struggled to understand how a Siberian tiger was able to escape her cage and maul 17-year-old Carlos Souza to death. "This is very rough on us," said an uncle. "He was a great kid." Police have opened a criminal investigation to determine if human involvement played a role in the cat's escape. More »
- SF Zoo Probes Deadly Tiger Attack
  
  ABC News | Dec 26, 07 11:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Investigators are attempting to figure out how a 350-pound Siberian tiger escaped her enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo yesterday, crossing a 15-foot moat and scaling a 20-foot wall. The tiger, Tatiana, killed a man and severely mauled two others before being shot and killed by police. The surviving victims are listed in critical but stable condition. More »
- Zoo Tiger Escapes, Kills Visitor
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 25, 07 10:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A tiger escaped from its cage at the San Francisco zoo today and killed a visitor, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Two other visitors were attacked during the rampage, but they survived. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Police shot the tiger dead as it attacked patrons of a zoo cafe. Officials aren't sure how the tiger escaped. More »
- Knut Mania Triggers Rift at Zoo
  
  Times (UK) | Dec 13, 07 4:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A savvy marketing campaign that turned cuddly Knut into the world's most famous polar bear has driven a wedge between his human handlers. The Berlin Zoo's finance director, the man who made Knut the poster bear for global warming and turned a tidy profit for the zoo in the process, has left on not-so-amicable terms after the zoo's director complained of the never-ending cult of Knut, the Times reports. More »
November 2007
- Panda Couple a Model of Fertility
  
  Associated Press | Nov 26, 07 10:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Suggesting that quality does best quantity, two of the most reproductively successful pandas in captivity meet—and mate—but once a year, the AP reveals. Since 2003 the San Diego Zoo's Bai Yun and Gao Gao have produced three cubs, a great feat for the endangered species. The youngest is to be named today, when she reaches 100 days old, following Chinese tradition. More »
- Communicating Chimp Signs Off
  
  Seattle Times | Nov 2, 07 5:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Washoe, the first non-human to learn a human language, is being remembered as a linguistic pioneer and a "polite, cheerful person," even though she was a chimp. Washoe, who died this week at 42, could use around 250 different American Sign Language signs in conversation, the Seattle Times reports, and continued to communicate her feelings until her death. More »
September 2007
- Happy First Birthday, Mei Lan!
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Sep 7, 07 3:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Atlanta's Panda cub Mei Lan celebrated her first birthday yesterday, and her keepers invited local fans and Chinese dignitaries to her party. The guest of honor napped through the hoopla, even when the zoo president called the big day "one of the most significant" in the zoo's 118-year history. The festivities drew birthday wishes from as far away as London. More »
August 2007
- Panda Fever Takes Vienna
  
  Associated Press | Aug 24, 07 5:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After Berlin's paroxysms over the polar cub Knut, now it's Vienna's turn: the giant panda Yang Yang has given birth to a 3.5-ounce cub, the first born in Europe in 25 years. The birth was a complete surprise; Yang Yang had shown no signs of pregnancy during a recent ultrasound, but zookeepers detected squealing from her compound yesterday. More »
- Panda Attacks Zookeeper
  
  Associated Press | Aug 7, 07 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A zookeeper in northwestern China needed more than a hundred stitches after being scratched and bitten by a panda. The keeper was feeding the 2-year-old from outside the cage when the lovable bear grabbed his arms and started biting. The panda—Lan Zai —had recently been transferred from another zoo, and wasn't yet used to the keeper. More »
- Roly-Poly Polar Bear Goes on a Diet
  
  Der Spiegel | Aug 1, 07 7:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Superstar polar bear Knut has been put on a diet after growing too fat to be weighed on the Berlin Zoo's scales. Knut's Brando-style transformation came about from eating too many croissants and second helpings of meat and fish, leaving him a visibly stuffed bear. "Knut has become noticeably round," says the zoo's vet. More »
July 2007
- Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 10, 07 4:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hamas soldiers yesterday freed Sabrina the lioness in a raid on a Palestinian crime gang that kidnapped her 20 months ago. The four-month-old cub and a pair of Arabic-speaking parrots were snatched from the Gaza zoo, and Sabrina was left to languish in a dark cell where curious spectators snapped her photo for $1. More »
- Party's Over for Celebrity Polar Bear
  
  Der Spiegel | Jul 9, 07 11:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Berlin Zoo is putting the kibosh on the crowd-pleasing daily wrestling match between celebrity polar bear Knut and his keepers. He'll still be on display, but at just over 7 months old, Knut tips the scales at 110 pounds, and his increasing ferocity has been making the "Knut and Thomas Show" look less like "Sesame Street" and more like "Wild Kingdom." More »
June 2007
- 'Knut' No Longer Equals 'Cute'
  
  Reuters | Jun 1, 07 2:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Anyone who's ever had a nightmare about stuffed animals coming to life can relate to what Thomas Doerflein is going through. The zookeeper who's been celebrity polar bear cub Knut 's surrogate mother since the little camera hog was an adorable ball of fluff finds himself on the business end of an uncomfortable truth: Polar bears are ferocious predators. More »
April 2007
- It's Not Easy Being Knut
  
  Der Spiegel | Apr 19, 07 5:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Knut watchers were on high alert yesterday after the Berlin Zoo's polar bear cub was targeted with an anonymous death threat, just a day after recovering from a health scare that turned out to be a toothache. The 4-month-old alarmed visitors Monday by refusing to frolic, lying on the ground with his paws over his eyes. More »