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Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is the main zoological garden of Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland City Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Lowry Park Zoo gets koala, who tweets about journey

The koala who arrived here Tuesday night from San Diego is a first for Lowry Park Zoo. It's also the first opportunity for the zoo to document an animal's trip on social networking Web sites, including Twitter and Facebook. Followers are e [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Calgary Zoo defends itself after gorilla finds knife in encl...

We love gorillas from afar but certainly wouldn't want to run into one in a dark alley. How much more terrifying would it be, then, to encounter a gorilla wielding a knife?It sounds crazy, but just such an event happened this week at [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

THE ICE AGE, AND THE LARGEST LAND MAMMALS EVER KNOWN, MAMMOT...

The transformation from "The Pliocene Era" into "The Pleistocene Era" has made changes to the world around 15 million years ago. Many creatures are suffer due to this transformation that cause weathers and climates chang [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Afrotheria: Unexpected Relatives!

These animals are all members of the same mammal lineage, the Afrotheria. With about 80 extremely varied species, this group includes such unlikely companions as the tiny elephant shrews and the world’s largest land mammal, the elep [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Galapagos Mammals

Many visitors recall swimming with sea lion pups or watching dolphins race along the bow of their ship as some of their favorite Galapagos memories. But ironically, there are a very limiting number of mammals on the islands - instea [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Park chief slams tiger shooting criticism

A Zion wildlife park executive has hit back at public protests over the decision to shoot the white tiger that killed a keeper this week. Park staff killed Abu - one of only 120 white tigers left in the world - with a shotgun and a .308 rif [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

In the Jungle With the Gorilla Whisperer

When sneaking up on a silverback gorilla, you want to be quiet and carefulThat's a lesson I learned here in the jungle of the Central African Republic from Angelique Todd, who spends nearly every day of her life with a family of gorillas. [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Bronx Zoo, hit by budget cuts, lays off animals

The recession is evicting hundreds of animals from the Bronx Zoo. Cash-strapped zoo officials told a New York City Council committee Thursday that they need to send away deer, bats, foxes, antelopes and other creatures to zoos around the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Woman is mauled by polar bear after jumping into Berlin Zoo ...

A 32-year-old woman who climbed into the polar bear enclosure and was mauled at the Berlin Zoo last week may face legal action by the zoo for her actions. But, the Associated Press reports, the zoo doesn't plan to make any changes t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 1

Military sonar blamed for mass dolphin strandings

Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown. Tests on a captive dolphin have demonstrated that hearing can be lost for up to 40 minutes [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Bananas lure gorilla escapee back to zoo

A nine-year-old gorilla has used a palm frond to escape from his enclosure at Melbourne Zoo and go walkabout before being recaptured with the aid of bananas. Yakini's big adventure kicked off around 5pm (AEST) near closing time at the zoo o [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Sea lion pup on display

Endangered Australian sea lion Mia showed off her female pup, the first to be born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in seven years, today. The pup, a young female was born on January 31. Sea lions are pinnipeds, which means fin foot, l [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Dinosaurs Are Returning To To Cleveland Metropark Zoo

Cleveland, OH - DINOSAURS! Roar Back to Life at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.Prehistoric beasts headline another BIG summer at the Zoo. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo promises a summer of monstrous proportions with the long-awaited return of DINOSAU [...]