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Albania

The desperate and neglected animals at Europe’s ‘worst zoo’

A three-legged bear is among neglected animals set to be evacuated from what’s been dubbed Europe’s worst zoo.

25/10/2018

Belgium

Watch: Animals at Antwerp Zoo enjoy pumpkin treats

Carved pumpkins filled with special treats were served to several animals including elephants, penguins, and Nestor the lion.

23/10/2018

World News

Watch: Three rare white tigers born in Crimea

Just a week old, the Bengal cubs, two males and one female, are just starting to open their eyes

23/10/2018

USA

USA: Indianapolis Zoo staff ‘devastated’ after lion killed by lioness

Nyack, a 10-year old lion, was attacked and killed by the mother of their three cubs, even though the pair had been held together for years.

22/10/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Endangered silvery gibbon born at UK zoo

Conservationists estimate that there are fewer than 2,500 adult silvery gibbons in the wild.

15/10/2018

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No Comment of the Week

This edition includes: Swarming bees close off a New York street, while unlikely friendships are being made at a Beijing Zoo.

31/08/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Animals take to scales in annual weigh-in

London Zoo's largest animal, Eilish the giraffe, weighed 836kg while the smallest creatures are the leafcutter ants.

24/08/2018

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Watch: Baby aardvark revealed to public at Frankfurt Zoo

Memphis is one and a half months old and is now strong enough to roam in her enclosure with her mother.

24/08/2018

Egypt

Egyptian zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra

Donkey or zebra? Egyptian zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra.

27/07/2018

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.

02/06/2018

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