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ZSL London Zoo's Keepers Have Begun Their Annual Animal Stoc...

It’s a mammoth task for your first day back at work but you can count on ZSL London Zoos keepers who began their annual animal stocktake this morning. With over 16,000 different creatures calling the Zoo home including, around 10,0 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Hippo makes debut at San Francisco Zoo

The San Francisco Zoo has the perfect new resident to fill one of its empty exhibits. An 8-year-old male hippopotamus met the public for the first time Friday. The 3,700-pound hippo is a gift from the Topeka Kansas Zoo. It didn't hav [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Thailand zoo unveils 2 new members of its white Bengal tiger...

Bangkok's zoo has unveiled new arrivals to its white Bengal tiger family — a pair of white-and-black striped cubs named "One" and "Two."The Dusit Zoo held a photo opportunity Thursday for the 50-day-old fema [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Visitors flocked to Detroit Zoo in 2010

Detroit Zoo attendance exceeded 1 million for the fifth consecutive year with 1,146,241 visitors in 2010. The zoo also broke its single-day attendance record last year, hosting 18,264 guests on Aug. 7. "The Detroit Zoo continues to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Eagle Dies at National Zoo

One of the National Zoo’s bald eagles has passed away after medical complications. Zoo officials said they found Sam, an elderly female eagle, lying in her exhibit a couple days before New Year’s Eve. She was transported to t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Keeping Oakland Zoo's residents happy, healthy

It's a crisp winter morning and Chelsea Williams is ready to train some otters. She has a cup of raw fish strapped to her hip as she crosses the dark, damp cement floor of the Oakland Zoo's underground otter training area. She jo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Colchester Zoo keepers take stock of animals

Records at Colchester Zoo are updated at the end of each year to allow for births, deaths and exchanges with zoos. This is given to animal management network ISIS, which collates worldwide figures, the zoo said. Giraffes and elephants wi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Columbus Zoo's bonobo family grows again

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed its newest primate earlier this week. Another bonobo ape was born Tuesday, Dec. 28, to mother Ana Neema. The baby is her third -- and the zoo's second this year. It's father and sex have not [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Baby Rhino to Be Named Tuesday

The newborn eastern black rhino at the Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History will get its name Tuesday. The zoo asked people to suggest names - with a $20 donation for each name submitted - and then vote on their fav [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Wildlife World Zoo Gets New Arrivals

A new year means some new arrivals at the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium. They might look like skunks with their black and white fur, but the new residents are actually colobus monkeys. The pair arrived at the zoo a few weeks ago. These [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Zoo announces death of zebra 'Igali'

Calgary Zoo officials are trying to determine what caused the death of a 13-year-old zebra Wednesday. A zebra native to East Africa, Igali had lived at the zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Centre near DeWinton, Alberta for the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Meerkats arrive at Hamilton Zoo

Hamilton Zoo has welcomed some new arrivals just in time for Christmas. Four meerkats have arrived at Hamilton Zoo from Auckland Zoo making them the first of the species to ever be housed in the city. Hamilton Zoo director Stephen Standl [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

China grants National Zoo extension of pandas' lease

The National Zoo said Wednesday that China has granted an extension of its lease of Washington's two giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, while details of a new agreement are worked out. Zoo Director Dennis W. Kelly was in China la [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Karachi Zoo echoes to the cries of newborns

From little baby turtles taking a ride on their mother’s shell to a fallow deer grooming its young, the cries of newborns fill the air at the Karachi Zoological Garden. This year, the zoo saw a significant increase in the number of [...]