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Firefighters observe a burned monkey house in the zoo of Krefeld, Germany, January 1, 2020. Photo by Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters

World Jan 01

Fire kills more than 30 animals at zoo in Germany

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

World Mar 24

Simba the lion (seen here) and Lula the bear were the only occupants left at the Muntazah al-Morour Zoo in eastern Mosul, Iraq, after the Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State fighters. Photo by Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Photos: Vets race to save the last two animals in the Mosul zoo

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…

By Larisa Epatko

World Aug 26

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

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.

By Larisa Epatko

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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Aug 28

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Mei Xiang Gives Birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo

Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on August 23.

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Sep 27

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How Pandas Are Born at the National Zoo

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