Going once, going twice... Pakistan lions up for auction
A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won't stop growing.
A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won't stop growing.
Plants & Animals
Aug 06, 2022
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A deadly virus has swept through Zurich's zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop its spread.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2022
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It's Saturday afternoon. Your weather app reads 105 degrees. Your dog is staring at you expectantly, hoping for a walk. What do you do?
Veterinary medicine
Jul 28, 2022
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The beloved Asian elephant Tricia died at Perth Zoo this month at the ripe old age of 65, making her one of the world's oldest elephants.
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2022
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Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday.
Other
Jun 14, 2022
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A "monkey media player" that lets zoo animals choose between video and sound files suggests they may prefer to spend more of their time listening than watching.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2022
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A team of researchers with the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes and the Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo, has found that two species of great apes tend to look longer at unfamiliar ...
Encouraging zoo visitors to focus on sounds as much as sights can help them feel a sense of connection with the lives of animals, a study indicates.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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The air in a zoo is full of smells, from the fish used for feed to the manure from the grazing herbivores, but now we know it is also full of DNA from the animals living there. In the journal Current Biology on January 6th, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 06, 2022
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In 1980 I visited the zoo in a major U.S. city and found row after row of bare concrete boxes with jailhouse-style bars occupied by animals from around the world. The animals appeared to be in good physical condition, but ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 05, 2022
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