After 186 years, Bristol Zoo will cease operations later this year
One of the oldest zoos in the UK will close the doors of its 186-year-old site for good in September, with all its animals set … Read more
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Chester Zoo hails 'momentous landmark' as first-ever aardvark born at park
An aardvark has been born at Chester Zoo for the first time in the park’s 90-year history. Conservationists discovered the new arrival snuggled up with … Read more
Putin administration 'tries to rig' vote for zoo mascot after rivals back orangutan
In a bizarre series of events, Putin’s administration reportedly tried to rig a vote for a zoo mascot after allies of his opponent Navalny backed … Read more
Mum 'throws girl, 3, into bear cage at zoo in front of horrified visitors'
Incredibly, the little girl survived after being thrown into the brown bear’s cage in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, when the huge animal inside sniffed her and then … Read more
Heartbreak at zoo as avian malaria kills almost all of penguin colony
A sudden outbreak of bird malaria killed almost the entire penguin colony of a UK zoo, leaving the staff “heartbroken”. About 50 Humboldt penguins succumbed … Read more
‘Cubcam’ captures first moments after rare tiger is born at London Zoo
London Zoo celebrated the birth of one of the rarest tigers in the world as part of a global effort to save the endangered species. … Read more
World's oldest giraffe, Mutangi, dies at zoo at age of 31 after having 14 calves
Mutangi was the first giraffe calf to be born in the zoo in 1990 and had 14 calves and a total of 61 offspring who … Read more
Two hippos become first in the world to test positive for Covid at zoo
Hippos Imani, 14 years old, and 41-year-old Hermien, from a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, tested positive for Covid – probably in the first cases of … Read more
Anger over plans to kill gorillas as intelligent as people because of zoo overcrowding
Europe’s best-known zoo regulator is considering killing the critically endangered western lowland gorilla, which cut close to humans in IQ tests Europe’s leading zoo regulator … Read more
Three snow leopards with Covid-19 die at US zoo
Three snow leopards have died as a result of Covid-19 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in the US state of Nebraska. The zoo announced this … Read more
