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Poland

Warsaw officials scramble to find python on the loose

Animal Rescue Poland Foundation and Warsaw Zoo officials are on their tenth day of hunting for what specialists presume could be a six-metre-long, 50-kilogram Indian python.

11/07/2018

United Kingdom

Escaped Belfast Zoo monkey dies after being clipped by a car

A spider monkey that was pictured roaming along a Belfast road after escaping on Saturday died later that evening.

10/06/2018

Germany

False alarm after five big dangerous cats 'escape' from German zoo

A local officer in western Germany raised a false alarm after reporting that two lions, two tigers, and a jaguar had broken out of a zoo.

01/06/2018

USA

Pregnant rhino sparks hope for subspecies

“The confirmation of this pregnancy through artificial insemination represents an historic event for our organisation but also a critical step in our effort to save the northern white rhino."

18/05/2018

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For the first time in its life, an 18-week old polar bear cub left its birthing box

The cub Nanook was born on 4 December 2017 and enjoyed a swim in a pool with his mother at Gelsenkirchen's zoological garden, Germany.

13/04/2018

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Tasmanian devils

Two Tasmanian devils from Australia are settling into their new home at the San Diego Zoo's Australian Outback

16/03/2018

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Indonesian zoo 'regrets' video of smoking orangutan

Activists have criticised Bandung Zoo on the island of Java after video emerged showing an orangutan smoking a cigarette that had been thrown into its enclosure by a visitor.

08/03/2018

USA

A Valentine's love story: penguins leave their hearts in San Francisco

Biologists hand out heart-shaped felt pieces to help penguins attract mates.

14/02/2018

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

14/01/2018

Sweden

Swedish zoo kills nine healthy lion cubs over six years

The CEO of Borås Zoo says putting down animals is normal practice if it becomes too expensive to look after them.

11/01/2018

USA

Cheetah cubs break records

A cheetah has given birth to eight cheetah cubs - the largest litter ever delivered at the Saint Louis Zoo in the US state of Missouri.

04/01/2018

Germany

Berlin's newest polar bear dies after 26 days

A polar bear cub at Germany's Tierpark zoo has died after 26 days.

03/01/2018

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Polar bear cub opens her eyes

A baby polar bear born at the Berlin zoo has opened her eyes for the first time.

29/12/2017

United Kingdom

London Zoo to reopen after fire that killed animals

An aardvark died and four meerkats are missing, feared dead, after Saturday's fire at the popular tourist destination.

24/12/2017

United Kingdom

London Zoo to reopen after fire that killed animals

An aardvark died and four meerkats are missing, feared dead, after Saturday's fire at the popular tourist destination.

23/12/2017