All news on the topic: Zoos

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Staff at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, were stumped when their latest arrival showed up without a classic giraffe spotted fur coat - making her one of the rarest aninals in the world

The penguin was discovered with its severed head left next to its body by workers at Rostock Zoo in Germany, with a police investigation now underway to establish how they died

A monkey has escaped from its enclosure at Paignton Zoo, forcing visitors to be evacuated "urgently" as workers tried to recapture the animal - eyewitnesses say a "code red" was put in place

Around 4,700 people are buried on the land beneath Alabama's Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, with officials reportedly planning on digging up the grave of 12-15 people

The excited pet owner bought what she thought was a Japanese Spitz but when it turned three months old its eating habits completely changed and she became suspicious

Two 'psychic' parrots who have accurately predicted the results of every England women's game during their World Cup run so far have given their prediction for Sunday's final

A pair of 'psychic' parrots have apparently left zookeepers utterly dumbfounded after accurately predicting the results of every England women's game right up to the battle against Colombia in the world Cup

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The much-loved naturalist and young poet Aneeshwar Kunchala will get up close to everything from primates, giraffes and sea lions to Komodo dragons at two popular zoos

A 14-week-old pelican escaped from Blackpool Zoo in Lancashire on Friday and keepers are now searching for the bird. They believe it headed towards the South Shore area of Blackpool

Endangered fish species that would have been decimated water supply was cut off at the Tropiquaria Zoo in West Somerset include the Mexican Goodeid and Monterrey Platy

Social media users are convinced that a bear in China's east is a person in costume and now a clip has added more fuel to the fire as it has been captured waving too

Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire said it is normal for sun bears to stand on two legs after it was claimed by some on social media that bears at a Chinese zoo were actually humans in disguise

A statement posted in the voice of Angela the bear said: "When it comes to bears, the first thing that comes to mind is a huge figure and amazing power... but we Malayan bears are petite"

The ground-breaking study acts as a warning that crop pest species could evolve to reproduce much more rapidly - with devastating impacts for human food supplies

A gorilla who was thought to be a male gave zoo staff quite the surprise when she gave birth to a baby. According to the staff who found her holding the newborn, Sully the gorilla was as surprised as they were.

A one-metre long rat snake sparked panic in central London as members of the public thought it had escaped from London Zoo - but officials confirmed it didn't belong to them

After the first sighting of the Beast of Berlin, German police contacted zoos, circuses, and wildlife sanctuaries - but none were missing a big cat - leaving one likely place the lion could have escaped from

More than 220 German police officers armed with guns and night-vision goggles have been prowling the streets as the hunt continues into the night in Berlin - it is unclear where the lioness is from

Police have warned Berlin residents to stay inside while the huge search, dubbed "Operation Lion Hunt", searches for the beast as no zoos or circuses reported a missing big cat

Maria Franke, Toronto Zoo's director of wildlife conservation and welfare, said 13-year-old Nassir 'was just so enthralled with gadgets and phones and the videos' he was becoming distracted

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After a lengthy public campaign and a fall in demand following the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas Cook will no longer sell tickets to any attractions with captive dolphins, orcas or whales

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