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A notorious Thai zoo has sparked concern for the health of its animals after it reopened to visitors following the Covid lockdown. People found bears begging for food in tiny enclosures, emaciated tigers and cattle, crocodiles swimming in filthy water and orangutans desperately reaching out for food behind bars. A vet dispatched by the government … Read more
1956 John Aspinall, who worked as a professional gambler, found inspiration in Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard – a book about an illegitimate Zulu prince who lived outside his tribe among wild animals. He decides to build a garden shed housing a Capuchin monkey, a 9-week-old tigress and two Himalayan bears – with seemingly … Read more
Robert and Terri Irwin invite mother-of-two to Australia Zoo after she promised to take her children but was unable to due to financial difficulties By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:10 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 5 February 2021 Robert and his mother Terri Irwin have surprised a mother-of-two by … Read more
Having a (snow)ball! Playful pandas slide and somersault after snow falls at the National Zoo in adorable video The giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian roll around and slide in the snow One of pandas raises their arms in the air as they slide down a snow covered hill The footage was captured at at … Read more
Gorillas in the myth: Urban legend that self-styled parking attendant collected fortune from visitors to Bristol Zoo over 20 years then retired to the sun might be true, researchers say Tale claims man worked as car park attendant without authority for two decades It has been disputed by both Bristol Zoo and Bristol City Council … Read more
Australian Open tennis stars celebrated the end their contentious two-week quarantine today with Serena Williams taking her daughter to the zoo and Naomi Osaka taking selfies with fans on their first day of freedom. Novak Djokovic played with an Australian Rules ball in a park in Adelaide, where exhibition games were taking place today including … Read more
The Singapore Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a newborn lion cub via artificial insemination. It’s a first for the park — and a rarity in general, though two cubs were born in South Africa through assisted reproduction in 2018. The three-month-old cub, a male named Simba after the protagonist in Disney’s the Lion King, … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Add Zoo Digital to your portfolio, it’s the firm that can dub Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse in any language By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 23 January 2021 For decades, watching scheduled programmes on TV was a national pastime. Now, … Read more
A male Sumatran orangutan has ‘stepped up to the plate’ to look after his daughter after her mother unexpectedly died last month at a zoo in Colorado. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Denver Zoo revealed that Cerah, who is just two years old, is now being cared for by her father, Berani. ‘For … Read more
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. The park’s executive director, Lisa Peterson said that eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to … Read more