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How do you count an ant colony?: London Zoo takes stock of its animals

Equipped with clipboards and calculators, zookeepers tried to keep a straight face while counting every resident at London Zoo.

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Dutch zoo celebrates birth of 'vulnerable' manatee

A Dutch zoo on Thursday welcomed a West Indian manatee calf, one of only 39 in all of Europe.

Food and Drink

Animals at Berlin zoo feast on Christmas tree leftovers

It's the traditional Christmas meal for the animals at Berlin Zoo: unwanted fir Christmas trees served up as treats for elephants, reindeer and creatures to enjoy.

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Animals at Berlin zoo snack on Christmas trees

Animals living at Zoo Tiergarten in Berlin enjoyed a belated Christmas dinner on Wednesday when they were treated to unsold Christmas trees.

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Monkeys gathering around a bonfire in Aichi zoo winter solstice custom

Monkeys gathering around a bonfire in Aichi zoo winter solstice custom

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Cali zoo animals receive gifts to celebrate Christmas

Animals at the Cali Zoo in Colombia receive gifts with their favorite foods as part of the traditional Christmas celebration.

Belgium

Belgian zoo says its two very runny-nosed hippos have COVID-19

Imani and Hermien are believed to be the first hippopotamuses with a confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Nature

Snails the size of a pinhead brought back from brink of extinction

Hunted by mice, they hadn't been seen for 100 years - but the species are now making a speedy comeback thanks to two UK zoos.

Nature

France opens Europe's first retirement home for elephants

52-year-old Asian elephant Gandhi is the first resident of a unique sanctuary.

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Zoo pelicans moved to heated enclosure ahead of winter

For most wild birds, seasonal change rhymes with migration to warmer regions of the world. But for their captive counterparts in Czech Republic, it's time to move from an open air pond to a heated enclosure.

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Newborn lion triplets unveiled to public in Germany

Newborn lion triplets at an animal park in western Germany were unveiled to the public and named on Monday. The cubs at Gelsenkirchen Zoo are all female and their names are Jamila, Kumani and Malaika.

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Polar bears romp in Oregon zoo compound

A pair of polar bears are now enjoying a purpose-built habitat at the Oregon Zoo in Portand where they can now be seen playfully sparring, chasing one another and splashing into a saltwater pool.

Moments

Watch these elephants smash their way through a crop of giant pumpkins

Oregon Zoo in Portland hosted its 23rd Annual ‘Squishing of the Squash’ festival to usher in the Halloween season.

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Pumpkin-eating elephants

The Oregon Zoo in Portland held its 23rd Annual Squishing of the Squash Thursday to usher in the Halloween season.

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Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named Surangi delivered healthy male calves.

Nature

London Zoo's animals step onto the scales for annual check-up

Animals tempted onto the weighing scales but there is a serious reason behind the annual event.

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Sydney zoo celebrates newest addition to koala pack

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo is celebrating the arrival of its fifth koala joey this season, a little boy weighing just over 300g, and is asking the public for help to name the cute furry baby

China

Leopards on the loose: Safari park concealed escape for two weeks

A safari park in eastern China has faced strong public criticism for concealing the escape of three leopards.

Nature

These ‘cold-stunned’ turtles have been released back into the ocean

A record-breaking winter storm meant the water became too cold for the turtles leaving them washed up in Cape Cod.

USA

San Diego Zoo gives experimental COVID-19 vaccine to 9 great apes

Nine apes received an experimental coronavirus vaccine after an outbreak of COVID-19 among gorillas at the zoo.