Zoo

Zoo animals escape as flood hits Nigerian state
September 10, 2024
Officials from a zoo in north-east Nigeria have confirmed that some wild animals had escaped from captivity after flooding hit Borno state.Videos of some of the creatures on the...
Germany’s newest panda twins thrive during first 5 days in Berlin Zoo
August 27, 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's newest panda twin s are thriving at the Berlin Zoo. The cubs spent their first five days of life taking turns cuddling and drinking milk...
South Africa’s last zoo elephant freed after 40 years
August 21, 2024
South Africa’s last zoo elephant has been released back into the wild after 40 years of captivity.The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park...
Peoria Zoo names entrance kiosk after late local leader Henry ‘Chappie’ Chapman
August 15, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Honoring a local leader, who was most known for his perserverance.Henry Chapman, also known as “Chappie” Chapman, was a former WMBD employee, and an influential...
IVF help for wild rhinos from zoo cousins
July 3, 2024
Collecting eggs from a two tonne rhino is far from easy - but the procedure is being carried out in zoos across Europe in a bid to help the...
A white rhino is born in a Chilean zoo, boosting the near-endangered species
July 2, 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.The arrival of the male calf,...
Watch: San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird’s tapir
June 25, 2024
June 25 (UPI) -- The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a female Baird's tapir, an endangered animal native to Mexico and Central America.The zoo said the calf,...