World news about “Zoology” published by euronews.
Bangkok’s zoo animals cool down with frozen food – nocomment Animals at Bangkok’s zoo have been tucking into ice cream, yoghurt and frozen vegetables to try to get relief from temperatures edging close to 40 degrees… 02/04/2013
Thief hacks tusk off elephant exhibit at Paris museum A chainsaw-wielding thief has broken into a Paris museum and cut off the tusk of an elephant, which once belonged to King Louis XIV of France. According to… 31/03/2013
The year of the snakeZoo owner Emmanuel Tangco reads a bedtime story to his snakes in Manila. The Lunar New Year begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the… 03/02/2013
Panda cub’s difficult check-up – nocomment It took three sets of hands to examine the San Diego Zoo’s baby panda cub Xiao Liwu. It weighs 8.7 kilos and measures 0.6 metres tall. 01/02/2013
Red Panda posing for the cameraA Red Panda eats fruit after a medical examination by veterinarian Hanna Vielgrader (L) and animal keeper Nicole Samek at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna… 17/01/2013
Baby boom at Chester Zoo – nocomment A baby orangutan and an okapi foal as well as an Asian elephant calf were delivered by zookeepers in Chester Zoo, in northwest England in 2012. 31/12/2012
Baby gorilla born in Prague – nocomment Moja, a gorilla baby girl, was born on December 13th in Prague zoo. She is the first baby gorilla born in one of the Czech Republic’s zoos. 29/12/2012
Footballing elephants go tusk to tusk – nocomment Two teams of elephants play a game of football in the Sauraha National Park on Friday, as part of Nepal’s Elephant Festival to raise awareness for… 28/12/2012
Monkeys play with fire in Japanese zoo – nocomment Monkeys at a zoo in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, are keeping the cold at bay by gathering around an open-air fire lit by the zookeepers every day during… 28/12/2012
Lego bricks come to life at New York’s Bronx Zoo – nocomment Animals made out of Lego bricks came to life at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in New York. The professionally built sculptures include various… 11/07/2012
Escaped cheetahs cause panic in SalzburgPanic broke out in Austria after two young cheetahs escaped from a zoo in Salzburg. Ten police cars were used to track the animals and surround them before… 06/06/2012
Stefan Lehnert: inventor of the biodome Tens of thousands of different tropical plants, 300 exotic animals and a rain forest; it sounds like somewhere in Asia but it is actually Leipzig Zoo in the… 29/05/2012
China black bears train – nocomment Two black bears at Xiaozhushan in East China’s Shandong Province receive sports training to entertain visitors during the May Day holiday. 29/04/2012
Bulletproof skin? Researchers at the Dutch Forensic Institute are about to test out the resistance of a new synthetic super-skin, which combines human cells with spider… 03/04/2012
Deciphering the DNA of deadly jellyfish Jellyfish have been around for some 500 million years. The key to their survival is adaptability and they come in all shapes and sizes, from the minute to the… 02/04/2012
Polar bear cub ‘Anori’ charms visitors at German zoo – nocomment At less than three months old, Germany’s new star baby animal, Anori the polar bear cub, caused a stir on March 29 at a zoo in the western Germany town of… 30/03/2012
Polar bear cubs are Moscow Zoo’s new attraction – nocomment They have not been named and their genders are still unknown but three polar bear cubs are proving to be a popular new attraction at Moscow Zoo. The cubs were… 14/03/2012
Japanese zookeepers train for animal break-outs – nocomment Keepers at a Tokyo zoo round up a life-sized paper mache rhino in a training drill for staff to help them dealing with animal escapes. 09/02/2012
Belgrade Zoo’s animals struggle in cold snap – nocomment Belgrade Zoo took extra steps to keep animals warm in a cold spell sweeping Europe. As temperatures hovered around minus 10 degrees Celsius, meteorologists… 06/02/2012
Giant pandas arrive in France from China – nocomment Chinese pandas flew on an 11-hour chartered flight from Sichuan province to Paris, en route to their new home in France’s Beauval Zoo. 16/01/2012
Giant croc charges park workers – nocomment A giant saltwater crocodile charged at a group of Australian reptile park workers before stealing their lawnmower and dragging it back to his pool. 28/12/2011
Baby koala a star in Germany – nocomment A baby Koala takes a first look at the outside world at the Duisburg Zoo, securely clamped to her mummy’s back. 23/12/2011
Twin pandas play at Madrid Zoo – nocomment Twin pandas Po and De De play inside their enclosure with their mum for the first time since they were born at the Madrid Zoo. 12/11/2011
Safari World struck by floodsFlood water entered one of Bangkok’s popular tourist attractions, Safari World. Almost half of the zoo was flooded overnight but all animals were taken to… 03/11/2011
New baby at the Berlin zoo – nocomment Officially presented on Tuesday, this baby hippopotamus was born on October 23 at Berlin zoo. 02/11/2011
Smoking orangutans in Indonesian zoo – nocomment At Taru Jurug Zoo in Solo, a city on Java island, visitors have been giving cigarettes to the red apes for years. One young male, Toni, was captured on video… 17/09/2011
Tripoli’s zoo animals victims of war Tripoli zoo was once one of the Libyan capital’s best loved tourist destinations. But today the 110 acre park has become another casualty of Libya’s civil… 09/09/2011
Crocodile performance in ThailandZoo performer Theerapone Manolai smiles as he puts his head between the jaws of a crocodile during a performance for tourists at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, about… 17/08/2011
Hungarian zookeeper nurses baby wallaby – nocomment A tiny wallaby joey, called Frodo, has been given a new lease of life by keepers at Hungary’s Budapest zoo after falling out of his mother’s pouch. 07/08/2011
London Zoo residents take a break from the heat – nocomment When the summer heat sets in, humans have several ways to overcome it. They can always take a trip to the pool, the beach, the cinema, or even just stay home… 04/08/2011
Cooling down a polar bear at Belgrade’s zooA zookeeper sprays water on a polar bear to help it cool down at Belgrade’s zoo July 13, 2011 as an intense heat wave sweeps Serbia with temperatures reaching… 13/07/2011
Prague zoo welcomes its newborn hippo – nocomment Prague zoo, which has been keeping hippopotami since 1933, welcomes its latest arrival. At a sturdy 45 kg and 120cm long, the newest hippo delighted Czech… 22/06/2011
Tagging the eel It’s an eerie night on the Loire River, in Western France, and we’re on the trail of a mysterious fish. The eel. But after 3 hours, the catch thins out… 01/12/2010
On-the-run crocodile is caught in GazaA crocodile which escaped from a zoo in Gaza 18 months ago has been captured. The croc was spotted in sewage pools in the northern Gaza strip a few weeks… 07/11/2012
Child killed by dogs after falling into zoo penA small boy has died after falling into an enclosure housing African wild dogs at a zoo in the US city of Pittsburgh. The child, who was three, fell over a… 05/11/2012
Tiger mauls and kills its keeper at Cologne ZooA Siberian tiger has killed one of its keepers at Cologne Zoo. The male tiger known as Altai walked through a gate that had been left open in his enclosure… 26/08/2012
Lonesome George dies on Galapagos IslandsLonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind, who became a symbol of the Galapagos Islands has died of unknown causes. It is thought he was aged… 25/06/2012
Zoo counts its creatures great and smallLondon Zoo is conducting its annual count of its estimated 18,000 animals and 750 species, a compulsory exercise if it is to keep its licence. And its not… 04/01/2012
Police hunt lions and tigers on the loose in OhioTerrified locals in the US town of Zanesville, Ohio were told to stay in doors after police were called to hunt down dozens of escaped dangerous… 20/10/2011
Male whales change tune to stay hip, study showsGroups of humpback whales copy and remix each others’ songs in a human-like attempt to be fashionable, according to research carried out in Australia. Songs… 19/04/2011
Famous German polar bear Cnut died of drowningHis survival defied the odds and his sudden death in front of thousands of visitors was equally surprising. An autopsy shows famous polar bear Cnut died by… 01/04/2011
Cross-eyed Heidi soon to star as a soft toyGermany has a new star say hello to Heidi the cross-eyed opossum. More than 82,000 humans have singed up to the animals facebook page. The two-and-a-half… 12/01/2011
Paul, Prince of PunditsDiego Forlan may have won the Golden Ball award, Thomas Mueller the Golden Boot – but no-one is in any doubt as to who was the real star of the World Cup… 12/07/2010
Dinosaur Discovery Down UnderAustralian palaeontologists say they have discovered three new species of dinosaur in the northern state of Queensland. They describe one of the creatures… 13/07/2009
Ants crack property market says Bristol UniversityAnts are ‘better than humans’ when it comes to choosing a new home, according to researchers at Bristol University in the UK. 3 mm-long radio tags were… 07/05/2009
