zoos
This Danish Zoo Killed A Healthy Lion and Dissected It in Public
The Odensa Zoo says it conducts the public dissections, viewed mostly by children, in order to disseminate information about animal anatomy.
A Danish Zoo Publicly Dissected a Dead Lion, You Know, for Kids
The controversial dissection enraged animal rights groups.
Why Is It So Hard to Breed Giant Pandas?
A reproductive physiologist with the National Zoo walks us through the many, many hurdles to getting a panda preggers.
All the Reasons Why Zoos Should Be Banned
I'm no big animal-rights campaigner, but I do trust facts delivered by experts, and the facts tell me that zoos are just a really terrible idea.
Zookeepers Jedi Mind Tricked This Adorable Baby Tortoise to Get It to Hatch
Spider tortoise eggs are laid in a developmental stasis, so they need to be triggered into growing.
News of Zealand: Animals and Jewellers do the darnedest things
The world might be going to shit but at least the cops are saving hedgehogs.
Did Argentina Just Open the Door to Personhood for Apes?
A court in Argentina has ruled that non-human persons can't be kept in cages. Will America follow suit?
The Worst Thing About SeaWorld Is How Fucking Boring It Is
By now, you've already seen (or at least know about) Blackfish. And you know that public opinion has majorly turned against SeaWorld. Over a year after the film's release, people are still pretty upset about it.
Zoos of the Future Won't Have Cages
A proposed zoo in Denmark is the latest of several projects designed to protect animals from nasty, gawking humans.
The World’s Saddest Polar Bear Is Staying Put in Argentina
Arturo, 29, paces repetitively in his pen, in what activists call zoochosis-like behavior. Zookeepers say he will not be moved to Canada.
Why the “Zoos of the Future” Will Probably Be Webcams Scattered Around the World
“Adoyeuristic”? Portmanteaus aside, you’re going to want to spy on these owls.