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Now playing Next no comment Christmas in the zoo Christmas has come early for the animals at the Gdansk-Oliwa zoo in Poland. The creatures were given special treats, hidden in wrapped boxes, as part 23/12/2015
Now playing Next no comment DC zoo's newest giant panda cub makes media debut Bei Bei the giant panda cub makes his much-anticipated media debut at Washington D.C.‘s National Zoo. 18/12/2015
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Now playing Next no comment Teddy sloth A London zoo keeper takes the role of surrogate mother to help raise a baby sloth, hand-rearing it with the help of a special teddy bear. The 01/08/2015
Now playing Next China Hong Kong giant panda Jia Jia becomes oldest ever Giant panda Jia Jia celebrates her 37-year-old birthday at the Hong Kong Ocean Park. Jia Jia, the oldest giant panda living in captivity, set a 28/07/2015
Now playing Next USA Stranded white shark is rescued by activists Conservation activists in Massachusetts have successfully rescued a juvenile white shark after it washed up onto shore, getting stuck in the sand 16/07/2015
Now playing Next no comment Heatwave in Europe: Zoo residents get frozen treats Zoos in Rome and Madrid hand out ice pops and frozen fruit to the animals, to help them cool down during the heatwave. 03/07/2015
Now playing Next Georgia Dangerous animals escape on to the streets of the Georgian capital after floods that killed at least nine people At least nine people are reported dead as a result of torrential flooding in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday. Heavy rain caused a river in the 14/06/2015
Now playing Next Argentina Argentine court to rule on 'depressed' orangutan In a world first, a court in Argentina is to rule on whether an orangutan named Sandra is entitled to certain human rights including the right to be 21/05/2015
Now playing Next France Monkey business: theft of rare primates from French zoo mystifies police A zoo in France is appealing for the return of 17 rare monkeys stolen by suspected animal traffickers over the weekend 12/05/2015
Now playing Next no comment New-born golden monkeys in China In March and April, seven new-born golden monkeys joined a nature reserve in northwest China, enlarging the family of this highly-endangered species 05/05/2015
Now playing Next no comment Cat-astrophe averted for purr-fect white tiger Feline family ties proved essential at a zoo in Japan after a newly born white tiger cub fell into a pool of water, and had to get his brothers to 21/04/2015
Now playing Next no comment Baby orangutan arrives in UK rescue centre A Sumatran orangutan baby girl, Rieke, arrived at the European orangutan creche at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in the UK, from Berlin Zoo in 25/02/2015
Now playing Next Canada [Watch] Panda plays in snow at Toronto zoo In Toronto, Canada, the snow and the decreasing temperatures made Da Mao, one of the two pandas in the city zoo, very happy. He played in the snow in 18/11/2014
Now playing Next Denmark After Marius the giraffe, Copenhagen zoo slaughters four lions The Copenhagen zoo made famous around the world after slaying and publicly dissecting a giraffe named Marius last February is set to trigger further 25/03/2014