SILIGURI: A real-life “Jurassic Park” is taking shape in the cloud-draped Eastern Himalayas – not to resurrect dinosaurs, but a last stand for species on […]
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Man who turned into a dog opens zoo
Toco the human collie launches bizarre zoo for people who dream of being animals Recently a Japanese man, named Toco, made the headlines for turning […]
Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, the Colorado Supreme Court […]
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu
The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received […]
Baby gorilla found in plane cargo recovering at Turkish zoo
A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to […]
Zoo in Virginia launches poll to name newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf
A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo’s newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born Dec. 9, a Christmas Eve […]
Bird flu causes deaths of cats and zoo animals as virus spreads in US
Just days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new order that all raw (unpasteurized) milk must be tested for bird flu, reports […]