Archive for ‘zoo’
Voters Name Philly Zoo’s Baby Lemur
March 6th, 2008
The polls are in and the adorable baby lemur at the Philadelphia Zoo has been named, Loka by voters.
Penguin Chick Nursed To Health At Brookfield Zoo
February 14th, 2008
A penguin chick born Jan. 31 at Brookfield Zoo was not gaining enough weight, so the chick is being hand-fed by zookeepers.
Polar Bear Sees Double
February 1st, 2008
Germany’s polar bear cub Flocke is enamored with her own reflection in the mirror. The cute cub is almost five-weeks old.
New Hearings Into SF Zoo Tiger Attack
January 28th, 2008
The San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee will meet Monday, in both a private and public session, to discuss the tiger mauling at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day.
Tiger Attack Victim Admits Drinking
January 18th, 2008
One of the three victims of the San Francisco Zoo tiger attack was intoxicated and admitted standing atop a railing of the big cat enclosure and yelling and waving at the animal that would later maul them, killing his friend.
Meet Alfred! L.A. Zoo Adopts Blind Seal
January 18th, 2008
Rescuers found Alfred on a New Jersey Beach last year.
German polar bear cub gets the name Flocke
January 18th, 2008
A female polar bear cub that has become Germany’s latest animal attraction has been named Flocke, or “flake” as in snow flake, officials in the southern city of Nuremberg Friday.
Baby Polar Bear Gets Check-up
January 14th, 2008
The four-week-old polar bear cub who was taken from his mother at the Nuremburg zoo in Germany is being hand-fed and given check-ups regularly as it is raised by humans.
Santa Barbara’s Crooked-Necked Giraffe Dies
January 12th, 2008
Gemina was 21 and had to be euthanized this week after she stopped eating.
Near Escapes At SF Zoo Raise Safety Questions
January 12th, 2008
Reports of two other animals who nearly escaped at the San Francisco Zoo after last month’s tiger mauling is raising questions about the zoo’s safety.
Papers May Link SF Tiger Survivors To Taunting
January 11th, 2008
Court papers released by the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office may link the brothers who survived the fatal tiger attack to possible drug use and taunting.
New Baby Orangutan At Como Zoo
January 10th, 2008
There’s a new baby orangutan that was born December 13 at the Como Zoo, Karen Leigh reports
Former Zoo Employee: I Saw Tiger Attack Coming
January 10th, 2008
A former employee of the San Francisco zoo says he warned authorities of problems with the zoo’s emergency response procedures. The zoo says he is exploiting the situtaion for his wrongful termination lawsuit
Cincinnati Zoo Expected to Talk About Death of Baby Rhino
January 7th, 2008
Cincinnati zoo expected to talk about death of baby rhino.
“New Knuts” vanish at German zoo
January 7th, 2008
Two polar-bear cubs which had been hailed as the successors to Knut, a white Berlin cub shown worldwide last year on TV, suddenly vanished Monday in their zoo den.
