Grizzly scenes as bear set for live Web birth
Web wildlife enthusiasts will be able to watch an American black bear give birth to cubs over the next few days after researchers rigged a webcam inside the bear’s den. Read More »
After panda porn and a wedding, zoo finally has new cub
Zookeepers in Thailand are celebrating the surprise birth of a panda cub – having given up all hope that the zoo’s two bears would ever mate after staging a mock wedding for the pair and even showing them panda pornography. Read More »
British royals, politicians take sides in panda fight
Leading members of the royal family and top politicians including prime minister Gordon Brown, foreign secretary David Miliband and London mayor Boris Johnson have become embroiled in a battle between rival British zoos to land the country’s first pair of breeding pandas in 15 years. Read More »
German zoos in custody battle over ‘Cute Knut’
Two German zoos went to court Tuesday in a custody battle over “Cute Knut”, the celebrity polar bear who has generated millions of euros in revenue. Read More »
Bear chases pregnant woman on to motorway
A heavily pregnant woman has been chased into traffic by a bear near Colorado Springs in the United States.
Gun-toting Turks declare war on bears
Alarming news from northeastern Turkey where shotgun-wielding beekeepers have declared war on the region’s thriving brown bear population following a spate of honey thefts. Read More »
