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The Age of the Mammals from 65 million years ago (mya)

65 millin years ago (mya) the Cenozoic era began in the time-scale of geological units. Please click on the link below for a diagram of the Periods and Epochs in the Cenozoic era. The dinosaurs had become extinct and now it was the Age of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Zoo lion has surgery for cancer

The 150-kilogram middle-aged lion underwent a three-hour operation yesterday to remove a hanging testicle. Vets noticed something was wrong with the six-year-old lion late last year and all indications pointed to cancer. Senior veterinari [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Sayajibaug zoo obtains two Asiatic lions

For the first time in recent history, the Sayajibaug Zoo will have Asiatic lions among its collection of animals. The lions were procured by the zoo recently in exchange for exotic birds with the Sakkarbaug zoo at Junagadh. The Sayajib [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Lioness cubs a boost for zoo

THE family at the Darling Downs Zoo has grown a little bigger, and cuter, with the addition of four tawny lioness cubs. The four girls, born in October, were the offspring of two separate mothers and are the third generation of cubs bred [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 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

Maybe city shouldn’t bear lion’s share of zoo costs

Say you had a chance to design Toronto’s municipal government from scratch, determining which services it needs to deliver to meet its basic obligations to city residents. Would running a zoo be one of them? When the city began t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Three lion cubs found dead at zoo, one still missing

The news came as a rude shock to animal lovers who were delighted by their birth — the first lion cubs to be born at the zoological gardens in 30 years — on Sunday. The bodies of only three cubs, one of them reportedly so [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

After 21 years together Shiba the lioness spends hours groom...

They spent their whole lives together and their love was plain for all to see. But now Juma, the lion king, is dead and his queen Shiba is having to get used to life on her own after 21 years of 'married bliss.'Juma, the pride of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Asiatic lions make roaring entry at zoo

The death of a barn owl has left the zoo workers disappointed as they were planning to organize an 'Aarti' to welcome the new pair of Asiatic lions on Tuesday. The new blue bloods reached on Tuesday evening and the pair wou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Plastic surgery set for shot sea lion

A sea lion that was found shot on the Sacramento River will undergo plastic surgery to repair its muzzle. The animal, known as Sgt. Nevis, is set for surgery Friday morning at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Marine mammal veterinarians alon [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Sea lion pups are being nursed at KC Zoo for spring unveilin...

One sea lion at the Kansas City Zoo steals the show at every public feeding — because he is the show. The zoo was down to a solitary sea lion after having had a group of eight just a few years ago. The others have died one by one o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Dolphins, sea lions going on guard at Bangor base

The Navy is keeping quiet about the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions that will guard Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor's shoreline, except to say they'll arrive sometime this year. The dolphins and sea lions are [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Name the Bronx Zoo lion cub trio!

A trio of cute and cuddly lion cubs born in late January made their much-anticipated debut at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo last week. But they're missing three very important things: names. From now through [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Starving Sea Lion Pups Wash Up on Calif

Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter, and many have died at rescue centers. Veterinarian Richard Evans said the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna [...]