Future’s bright for baby leaf-eating monkey
A bright orange baby leaf-eating monkey – the first success of a nature-replicating harem-style breeding initiative – is the new star attraction at Taronga Zoo. Read More »
Celebrity polar bear lives fast, dies young
Berlin Zoo is mourning the sudden death of “Cute Knut”, the iconic polar bear who shot to fame when he was abandoned by his mother as a cub and ended up on the cover of Vanity Fair. Read More »
Swedish zoo celebrates pygmy hippo birth
Parken Zoo in Sweden is celebrating the survival against the odds of a baby pygmy hippo called Oliver, born last month. Read More »
Zoo offers Valentine’s Day special for cockroach lovers
For the man or woman who has everything, a New York zoo claims to have come up with the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift: the chance to name a cockroach after someone you love. Read More »
Second gorilla walks as apes stand up for themselves
One walking gorilla might be considered a fluke. But two walking gorillas on opposite sides of the planet sounds like a pattern. Could humankind’s closest cousins finally be catching up in the evolutionary foot race? Read More »
Grrrrrrr-ueling hip replacement for German tiger
A German zoo’s tiger has undergone a daring three-hour operation to be fitted with a titanium artificial hip. Read More »
Japan’s ‘most-wanted’ monkey back behind bars
Japan’s “most-wanted” fugitive monkey is back in captivity after an audacious escape from a maximum-security facility. Read More »
Outrage as rogue ‘Citizen Kane’ zebras shot by ranchers
Three zebras descended from the inhabitants of American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst’s private zoo have been shot by local ranchers after straying onto their land. Read More »