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Gibbon escapes zoo, attacks boy in Malaysia

An official says a gibbon attacked and seriously injured a three-year-old boy after escaping from an enclosure at a zoo in southern Malaysia. Malacca Zoo director Ahmad Azhar Mohammed says the male siamang bit Muhammad Afiq Haziq on the r [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Help arrives for endangered Ozarks salamander

In a breakthrough that could help save a highly endangered Ozarks salamander and benefit other amphibians in crisis, conservationists announced Wednesday that for the first time they have bred an ugly creature called a hellbender. No [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Finally, Byculla zoo revamp gets CZA’s in-principle approval

Four years, two plans and several modifications later, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has finally given an in-principle approval to the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Byculla Zoo) makeover plan with a few minor changes. “After [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Endangered baby gorilla born at Chicago Zoo

An endangered gorilla baby was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials said Monday that the baby girl was born Thursday and will be introduced to the public on Tuesday. She is the first Western lowland gorilla born at the zoo since 20 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo to get swanky makeover with 176-cr master plan

The master layout plan for the National Zoological Park, Delhi, has finally been unveiled. The Rs176-crore makeover, hope the zoo authorities, will bring the city zoo up to international standards. The front of the zoo will have a swan [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Boo at the Zoo Offers Spooktacular, Family Friendly Fun; Ben...

With night hikes through the eerily decorated grounds, spooky fireside stories and opportunities to see the zoo’s animals in a new light, Mercy Children’s Hospital Boo at the Zoo offers fun for everyone 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Rejected by their mother, polar cubs now under intensive car...

A second newborn polar bear cub has died from wounds inflicted by its mother at Toronto Zoo, while a third remains in intensive care. The triplets, two males and a female, were born prematurely Tuesday night to 10-year-old Aurora. Shortly [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

4 Rare Sumatran Tigers Born at Oklahoma City Zoo

The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to a litter of four Sumatran tiger cubs, which are considered an endangered species. Zoo officials say the one male and three females were born to parents Suriya and Raguno on July 9.The females are named Lee [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

San Diego Zoo Hand-Feeds Wallaby Back to Life (Watch Video)

Native to forests in the New South Wales state of Australia, as well as New Zealand, the Parma Wallaby was thought to be extinct as late as the 19th century. It was only in 1965 when a small Parma Wallaby group was discovered almost a cen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo’s district officer blamed for death of three lion cubs

Ghanwar Leghari, who is the revenue EDO, delivered the report to Karachi DCO Muhammad Hussein Syed on Friday evening in a sealed envelope. The report was not made public until Monday evening. “The findings in the inquiry report have [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Former Atlanta Panda is Male, Not Female

Turns out a panda born at Atlanta's zoo and returned to China for breeding will end up being a dad and not a mom as originally thought. Rebecca Snyder, curator of mammals at Zoo Atlanta, said zoo staff and a researcher from the p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 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

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

Land Of The Thunder Dragon

Bhutan Nestled in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is a small kingdom roughly the size of Switzerland and fondly referred to as Druk Yul meaning "Land of the Thunder Dragon." The society is closely knit and draws its values [...]