Zoo
‘Little Mermaid’ Star Under Fire for Posing at Zoo Notorious for Abusing Apes
Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the upcoming Disney movie “The Little Mermaid,” is being slammed for posing with animals at Safari World in Thailand, a zoo that activists say is rife with animal abuse.
Zoo Sleepover Goes Awry as 5 Escaped Lions Force Families to Flee
Taronga Zoo went into emergency lockdown and visitors were told to hide in bathroom blocks after the apex predators were found outside their exhibit.
Here’s All the Animals That Escaped From the National Zoo
Pandas lured out with grapes, a roaming bobcat, and a monitor lizard who did not want to lay pipe for a crowd.
3 Snow Leopards Have Died of COVID in a Nebraska Zoo
The three cats, known for playing with pumpkins on Halloween, contracted COVID-19 last month.
Japanese Monkey Shatters Glass Ceiling to Become First Female Boss in Zoo’s History
She’s not monkeying around.
Japanese Zoo Finds Out Why Its Toucans Keep Flirting but Won’t Get It On
For five years, Toto and Poko showed courtship behavior but left behind infertile eggs, confusing zookeepers.
Just Some Photos of the First Giant Panda Born in South Korea
The zoo released photos of the cub and a video of her mother giving birth.
Thousands of Indonesia’s Zoo Animals Face Starvation Amid Pandemic
Most of the country’s zoos can only afford to feed their animals until mid-May. A government official even said that as a last resort, they might allow zoos to feed herbivores to carnivores, as long as they are not rare or endangered species.
Giraffe Found Dead After Escaping Truck Full of Zoo Animals in Thailand
The escape led to a two-day search using drones and hang gliders.
Watch Genius Pigs Use Tools in a Scientific First
We already knew pigs are pretty smart, and now scientists have observed our porcine friends using tools for the first time.
Viral Video Shows a Japanese Zoo's Polar Bear 'Escape Drill' and, Uh, It's Incredible
At Tobe Zoo, people dress in animal costumes and wreak havoc, "mauling" everything in their path.
Perth Zoo Is Rolling Out Drug Tests to Stop Staff From Getting High
A survey found that nearly one in five employees at the zoo had witnessed illicit drug use while at work.