Cross-eyed opossum is Facebook sensation
A visually-impaired opossum called Heidi has become Germany’s latest animal star after gaining 82,000 Facebook fans.
Drunken chimp highlights Lebanese animals’ plight
Omega the chimpanzee used to serve customers at a cafe in Lebanon. But sometimes they’d get him drunk, causing him to get aggressive and attack them — so he was sold to a small, decrepit zoo.
Now animal rights campaigners are campaigning to get the Middle Eastern country to conform with international animal welfare regulations to give animals like Omega some protection from cruelty and abuse, reports CNN’s Arwa Damon.
Baby koala shot 15 times fights for life
Vets in Australia are battling to save the life of Frodo the baby koala who was shot 15 times in a senseless attack in which her mother was killed.
Taronga Zoo celebrates another elephant birth
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo celebrates the arrival of the third Asian elephant calf to be born since the arrival of the herd in Australia four years ago.
Zoo builds endangered animals from LEGO bricks
An American zoo has come up with a unique way of showing visitors some of the world’s most endangered species, including polar bears and golden lion tamarins: all of the creatures are made of LEGO. Read More »
Secretive snow leopards set for Twycross Zoo debut
The UK’s Twycross Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a pair of snow leopards intended as the star attraction of its new Himalayan-themed enclosure. Read More »
Taronga Zoo’s miracle elephant calf gets a name
A baby elephant miraculously born at Australia’s Taronga Zoo after being declared dead by zookeepers at has been named and blessed by Buddhist monks. Read More »
Miraculous birth for baby elephant declared dead
A baby Asian elephant declared dead in its mother’s womb two days ago by zookeepers has been born alive after spending more than a week in labour. Read More »