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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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo zoo welcomes pair of golden-cheeked gibbons

The tiny apes have their own island in the middle of an artificial lake.

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Giant Panda bears play in the snow as winter fall blankets US capital

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are not wasting a moment on their natural luge.

Greece

Extinction threat for Greek zoo closed during COVID-19 lockdown

With no paying visitors or state aid big enough for its very particular needs, it still faces huge bills to keep 2,000 animals fed and healthy.

Austria

Man tries to smuggle 74 live chameleons into Vienna in suitcase

Some of the animals had been hidden in socks and empty ice-cream boxes. Sadly, two chameleons did not survive.

Green News

Giant pandas could be set to leave UK after zoo loses €2m in lockdown

Edinburgh Zoo is facing tough decisions as closures last summer had a 'huge financial impact'.

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Animals at Berlin Zoo get Christmas treats

The animals weren't left out of festivities at Berlin's famous zoo.

World

Lonely 36-year-old Asian elephant transferred from Islamabad Zoo

For years Kaavan was living in substandard conditions at a Islamabad zoo. After a public outcry and campaigning by the US singer Cher. Kaavan, considered the world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ has finally moved from Pakistan to Cambodia.

Ireland

Cash-strapped Dublin Zoo raises €1m in just 12 hours

The zoo, deprived of customers amid the coronavirus lockdown, says it needs €500,000 a month to stay afloat.

Green News

Ultra-rare rhino birth is caught on camera at Chester Zoo

The new calf is a major milestone for her species, as there are fewer than 1,000 eastern black rhinos left on earth.