NEW BEDFORD — The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things. Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born on May 16. The kits’ parents are 8-year-old female Wicket and 6-year-old male Justin, according to the zoo’s press release. The three kits “have […]
Woodland Park Zoo’s 14-year-old female gray wolf, Shila, has received a pacemaker in an “innovative and groundbreaking medical procedure” to treat her life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. The successful procedure took place on June 12, and the Zoo says Shila is recovering well behind the scenes. While pacemakers are common treatments for humans and domestic dogs, Shila […]
It’s been more than two years since a security camera at the Amarillo Zoo recorded what appeared to be a mysterious creature standing just outside its fence. Word of the creature, later dubbed the “Unidentified Amarillo Object,” quickly spread, claiming stake in national news time and stories — and the conspiracy theories started rolling. Two […]
Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee is mourning the loss of one of their own, a 7-year-old rare African antelope named Lief. A guest at the zoo snuck in a banned item, a squeezable fruit pouch with a plastic cap. Somehow the cap ended up in the antelope’s enclosure, and the curious animal choked on it […]
It’s been more than two years since a security camera at the Amarillo Zoo recorded what appeared to be a mysterious creature standing just outside its fence. Word of the creature, later dubbed the “Unidentified Amarillo Object,” quickly spread, claiming stake in national news time and stories — and the conspiracy theories started rolling. Two […]
The escape of a pair of adventurous camels from the petting zoo at Cedar Point this week may have been amusing to those who witnessed the spectacle, but it has prompted a call by an animal rights group for a federal investigation. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has asked the U.S. Department […]
A “beloved” antelope choked to death on the plastic cap of a snack pouch over the weekend, a Tennessee zoo announced. Lief, a 7-year-old sitatunga antelope, died Saturday, Brights Zoo said on Facebook. The animal choked on the cap of a squeezable fruit sauce pouch that the zoo said is not allowed on its grounds […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s plan to bring giant pandas to the city’s zoo cleared another hurdle Tuesday. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors vote 9-2 to approve a resolution authorizing the city to solicit private donations to host the pandas from China. 7-bedroom house in San Jose hits market for […]
June 10 (UPI) — A Kansas zoo was temporarily evacuated when a Syrian brown bear “apparently decided zoo life had become unbearable” and attempted to tunnel out of her enclosure. The City of Independence said in a Facebook post that visitors were ushered out of the Ralph Mitchell Zoo when the bear, one of three […]
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KSNW) — A bear unsuccessfully attempted to break out of its enclosure at a zoo in southeast Kansas on Sunday. “Earlier today, Ralph Mitchell Zoo staff discovered one of its three Siberian bear sisters had apparently decided zoo life had become unbearable and made an unsuccessful attempt to tunnel out of her enclosure,” […]
A zoo in Seminole County will offer a special deal for dads and grandfathers on Father’s Day. On June 16, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will celebrate all fathers and grandfathers with free admission. Whether he’s a fan of birds, bears or butterflies, there will be a great animal adventure for the whole […]
Standing on stage at the Detroit Zoo in front of an Israeli flag draped over a DJ’s table, Lior Zisser-Yogev addressed the Jewish crowd with encouraging words. Many were decked out in white and blue colors to show their support for Israel, waving Israeli flags or sporting T-shirts with symbols of the country. “We’re gathered […]