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Giant Panda Tai Shan is pictured in his enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington

World Jul 15

Giant panda gives birth to baby cub at Dutch zoo, boosting the population of the endangered mammal

By Maura Currie

Nation Feb 08

FILE PHOTO: An emperor tamarin monkey is seen perched on a branch
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Monkey theft, leopard escape at Dallas Zoo raise questions about safety of animals

The mystery of two missing monkeys and the death and disappearance of other animals from the Dallas Zoo has captured the country’s attention over the last couple of weeks. Wednesday at the Houston Zoo, zookeepers are on high alert after…

By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris

World Jan 01

Firefighters observe a burned monkey house in the zoo of Krefeld, Germany, January 1, 2020. Photo by Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters
Fire kills more than 30 animals at zoo in Germany

Police said the fire may have been caused by sky lanterns launched to celebrate the new year.

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

Science Nov 17

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Australia’s efforts to bring koalas back from the brink of extinction

The population of Australia's iconic koala has been rapidly declining in recent decades, and this year the Australian Koala Foundation declared the marsupials "functionally extinct." But one Queensland zoo is using proven breeding strategies to protect the animals, and starting…

By Kirsty Johansen

Nation Jul 25

File photo of giraffes by Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
Pregnant again: April the giraffe’s calf is due in March

NEW YORK — April, the giraffe whose YouTube pregnancy in 2017 made her famous, is due again around next March.

By Associated Press

Mar 24

Photos: Vets race to save the last two animals in the Mosul zoo

By Larisa Epatko

UPDATED: It took months of planning and unanticipated hangups at border crossings, but the Four Paws International team led by Amir Khalil succeeded in removing Lula the bear and Simba the lion from their confines at the damaged Mosul zoo…

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Aug 26

How well do you know the world: Peace deals and the ‘worst zoo’

By Larisa Epatko

This week, Colombia finalized a peace deal, an earthquake leveled villages in Italy, and something notable happened at the world’s “worst zoo.” Take our quiz about this and more.

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Jan 06

DC panda Bao Bao experiences snow for the first time

By Colleen Shalby

Bao Bao rolled around in Washington, D.C.’s first snow of 2015.Video by Smithsonian National Zoo We can confirm that Bao Bao — a Washington, D.C. celebrity who was propelled into the limelight last year when she was born to…

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Dec 22

In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal ‘person’ status in Argentina

By Joshua Barajas

A court in Argentina ruled Sunday that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported.

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Feb 28

Africa’s last polar bear is depressed

By Robert Pursell

Zookeepers at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa have been working diligently in an effort to cheer up Wang -- the last polar bear on the African continent.

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