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Baby giraffe makes zoo debut

At more than 6-feet tall, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s newest Masai giraffe calf, Trevor, is much larger than your typical 1-month-old. Trevor made his public debut in the giraffe exhibit Tuesday after undergoing a successful hernia o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo to set up sperm bank for elephants

The Pittsburgh Zoo says it is waiting for genetic material from the South African government to start North America's first sperm bank for African elephants. Zoo officials said they have been waiting almost two years for the material, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Time seems right for expanding N.C. Zoo

From an editorial published in the Greensboro News & Record on Aug. 5: In light of the state funding squeeze, N.C. Zoo officials couldn't be blamed if they decided to retrench. But just the opposite is taking place. At a meeting last [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo gets 3 more white tiger cubs

Eight-year-old Anu, the white tigress in Vandalur zoo, gave birth to three cubs late Thursday night. Now, the total number of white tigers at the Arignar Anna zoological park in Vanadalur has gone up to ten. Officials said that CCTVs [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Rare Kori Bustard chick hatched at zoo in Ohio

Ohio -- A rare Kori Bustard chick has been hatched at a Toledo Zoo center dedicated to breeding rare and endangered birds. The zoo on Wednesday said the male chick weighed 3.5 ounces when animal care staff assisted its hatching June 27. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Peacock escapes New York's Central Park zoo

The male bird was later spotted perching on a window ledge at an apartment building in the upmarket Fifth Avenue area. In a statement, Central Park Zoo said the exotic escapee did not pose a risk to anyone. In May a peahen, a peacock&# [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Cameron Crowe won't be caged in for 'Zoo'

Peacocks strut by, flashing their tails like fan dancers. Across the way, swans serenely glide across a pond as flamingos strike one-legged pinup poses. Perched nearby are several stately owls, some of which are Hogwarts alumni. Stars [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Adoption of zoo animals yet to gain popularity

The Kanpur Zoological Park is focusing on promoting adoption of animals. The adoption scheme enables individuals, government/private organisations and NGOs to adopt animals inside the zoo and pay for their upkeep. Thus, adoption has be [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Five SF Zoo Penguin Chicks To Graduate From Fish School Toda...

Five penguin chicks have graduated from "fish school" and are returning to the San Francisco Zoo's Penguin Island this morning for a graduation march--or waddle. The Magellanic penguins were hatched on Penguin Island in [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Pair of Siberian tiger cubs born into zoo family

`THERE were two noteworthy births in Winnipeg on Friday, but they aren't the type of babies you diaper. Two Siberian tiger cubs were born in the early hours at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The cubs, each weighing an estimated two to thr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo animals beat the heat

A polar bear cools down near artificial snow at the Moscow Zoo on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The temperature reached a record high 95 degrees.

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

The Grand Old Lady Of Our Zoo

‘Airavata’ is the mythological white elephant of Indra. And we have one right under our nose! Albino elephants are rare and our own Airavata Maheshwari, an albino has lived most of her life in the Trivandrum [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

No new panda cub for Zoo this year

For the fifth year in a row, the National Zoo announced Friday that despite its intensive scientific efforts, its female giant panda, Mei Xiang, has again failed to get pregnant. After days of waiting for the panda’s months-long rep [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids’ Farm at National Zoo could be spared

A few months ago, it looked as if Tulip, Lucy and other four legged residents of the Kids’ Farm at the National Zoo might be looking for a new home. Zoo officials announced last winter that the barnyard exhibit would be shuttered &m [...]