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Free bird: Ostrich escapes farm in south China

An ostrich, who escaped from its home on a farm, was found running down the city streets in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

25 July 2018

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Premature baby penguin saved at London Zoo

Keepers at London Zoo announced that they have managed to save a tiny penguin chick named Rainbow after its parents accidentally cracked its egg before it had hatched on Thursday (July 19).

20 July 2018

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Baby porcupine born at Chicago Zoo

Brookfield Zoo near Chicago says its newest addition is a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or porcupette.

11 July 2018

USA

Koko the 'talking' gorilla dies

Koko - the gorilla said to have been able to communicate through sign language - has died at the age of 46.

21 June 2018

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Orangutan makes winter wonderland of faux snow

In an attempt to build herself a nest, the Audubon Zoo's 9-year-old orangutan, Menari, took matters into her own hands and made herself a winter wonderland of faux snow from a donated down comforter.

7 June 2018

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Rare Pallas cats debut at Chester Zoo

Four rare felines, known as the "world's fluffiest cats" have a new home at Chester Zoo, in the north of England.

10 May 2018

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Chicago zoo black rhino undergoes first-ever CAT scan

Officials at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago say an eastern black rhinoceros with a nasal obstruction has undergone what's believed to be the first CT (CAT) scan ever performed on this species.

25 April 2018

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Five penguins go back into the wild in Australia

Penguins recover after zoo treatment to return home.

17 April 2018

World News

Genital-breathing ‘punk turtle’ joins endangered species list

The new list ranks reptiles on a combination of how endangered and unusual they are.

13 April 2018

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Monkey on the loose stalls traffic in Mexico City

A small monkey was on the loose in Mexico City on Tuesday, hours after escaping its enclosure in a private home and making a dash for freedom.

28 March 2018

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Snow globes | Baby giraffe

French President Emmanuel Macron snow globes are flying off the shelves | Hungarian baby giraffe makes his public debut in Debrecen zoo

8 December 2017

Russia

Pictures show terrifying moment tiger attacked Russian zookeeper

Zoo visitors hurled tables in a bid to attract the animal.

7 November 2017

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Capybaras enjoy a hot spring bath at a Tokyo zoo

Capybaras at a zoo north of Tokyo enjoy a hot spring bath as visitors take photos of the relaxing rodents

27 October 2017

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36 newborn panda cubs make their adorable debut

Thirty-six panda cubs born at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center this year have made their adorable debut

13 October 2017

United Kingdom

London Zoo holds annual weigh-in

The vital statistics of creatures great and small are recorded

24 August 2017

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Smile for the camera as Danish tiger goes to the dentist

Danish zoos give their animals top-drawer medical support, but is it all for the cameras to stimulate public interest?

16 August 2017

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Bear encounters in Romania

Bears are descending into the mountain cities of Romania in search of food

6 August 2017

France

Brigitte Macron to be godmother to first France-born baby panda

The first lady will attend a ceremony at which the cub will be named by China

5 August 2017

China

Watch: China's oldest panda mom just had twins

Even pandas are having babies later in life.

3 August 2017

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Aleppo zoo animals given new home in Turkey

29 July 2017