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Oklahoma man "taunts" Jaguar
Officials at Oklahoma City zoo are seeking legal action after a video emerged online which apprently shows a man entering their Jaguar enclosure and "taunting" the animal.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, attempts to contact the man by e-mail have gone unanswered, but keepers at the zoo are mostly worried that the video might encourage impressionable individuals to do the same: particularly children.
Or other yokels with similar sized brains... Officials at Oklahoma City zoo are seeking legal action after a video emerged online which apprently shows a man entering their Jaguar... more -
Dozens Stuck in Midair at the Bronx Zoo
About three dozen cable car passengers on a sightseeing ride were stranded for nearly five hours on Wednesday night at the Bronx Zoo after an emergency mechanism caused the ride to shut down, leaving riders dangling over the African Plains exhibit and other parts of the zoo.
Officials said the ride, known as the Skyfari, which gives riders a bird’s-eye view of the zoo, automatically shut itself down about 5:30 p.m. when a wheel on one of the ride’s 14 gondolas slipped off the overhead cable on which the ride operates. There were no reported injuries, according to the police.
But still, it was not a pleasant experience.
“It was a closed box for five hours,” said Robin Dean, 25, who was on the Skyfari with a friend and the friend’s baby. “Basically, I was hungry and a little cold.”
The three people inside the disabled car, which hung about 100 feet from the ground, were rescued first, about three hours after the shutdown, officials said. Police and fire officials said that 37 people were trapped, including seven children, at heights ranging from 60 to 100 feet. About three dozen cable car passengers on a sightseeing ride were stranded for nearly five hours on Wednesday night at the Bronx Zoo a... more -
Rare White Bengal Tiger Babies At The Saskatoon Zoo Until September!
The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, has announce they have a pair of very rare white Bengal tiger cubs visiting their facility. Find out more here and find out about other things to do and see here when you travel through Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, has announce they have a pair of very rare white Bengal t... more
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Giraffe gathers troops, leads great escape from circus
Fifteen camels, several llamas and a potbellied pig broke out of a circus near Amsterdam on Monday. The ringleader? A giraffe who bolted, too.
Police said the giraffe kicked open a fence and walked out.
"The other animals walked out with him," said Amsterdam police spokesman Rob Van Der Veen.
The animals were part of a traveling circus that had set up its tents in the city of Amstelveen, six miles outside the Dutch capital.
They made their break about 5:45 a.m., wandering about a residential street and riling up a neighborhood dog, police said.
Officers and circus employees rounded them up before they could get too far and returned them to their pens.
"It must have been a funny sight," Van Der Veen said. "Waking up in the morning and looking out the window to see those animals walk through the streets."
Fifteen camels, several llamas and a potbellied pig broke out of a circus near Amsterdam on Monday. The ringleader? A giraffe who bol... more -
Monkey uses hosepipe to escape Zoo
A spider monkey new to the city's Washington Park Zoo used a garden hose to scale the walls of a moat and make a break for freedom.
Workers were cleaning the moat at the time Wednesday. Zoo Director Johnny Martinez says workers had figured the monkeys would remain inside their enclosure during the cleaning even though the moat was empty of water.
A spider monkey new to the city's Washington Park Zoo used a garden hose to scale the walls of a moat and make a break for freedom. ... more -
Video: Watch the Beluga Birth
Cool live birth of Vancouver Aquarium Beluga giving birth to female calf.
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Birth of Baby Beluga
12 year old Qila gave birth to her female calf at the Vancouver Aquarium Tuesday. This is a second generation born in captivity, Qila's birth home was also the Vancouver Aquarium. 12 year old Qila gave birth to her female calf at the Vancouver Aquarium Tuesday. This is a second generation born in captivity, Qila'... more
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Coroner: teen killed by tiger had pot in system
Once again pot is to blame for someone else's incompetence, never mind the alcohol that was also in his system, that's legal right? And has never been responsible for anyone's stupidity or death. Moral of the story? Go to the zoo high on pot and they'll release the tigers on you. Once again pot is to blame for someone else's incompetence, never mind the alcohol that was also in his system, that's legal right? A... more
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Playful penguins scout out new academy pool
The California Academy of Sciences aquatic biologists moved two African penguins, Pete and Dunker, from their temporary home on Howard Street to the newly completed museum in Golden Gate Park on Tuesday. The two penguins were brought over ahead of the rest to test out the new habitat that is slated to be open to the public when the museum opens in September, 2008. Camera and editing: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Chronicle Staff The California Academy of Sciences aquatic biologists moved two African penguins, Pete and Dunker, from their temporary home on Howard... more
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Chinese wonder if animals can predict earthquakes
Large amounts of water suddenly disappeared from a pond in Enshi city in Hubei province, around 350 miles east of the epicenter, according to media reports.
Then, three days before the earthquake, thousands of toads roamed the streets of Mianzhu, a hard-hit city where at least 2,000 people have been reported killed.
Mianzhu residents feared the toads were a sign of an approaching natural disaster, but a local forestry bureau official said it was normal, the Huaxi Metropolitan newspaper reported May 10, two days before the earthquake.
The day of the earthquake, zebras were banging their heads against a door at the zoo in Wuhan, more than 600 miles east of the epicenter, according to the Wuhan Evening Paper.
Elephants swung their trunks wildly, almost hitting a staff member. The 20 lions and tigers, which normally would be asleep at midday, were walking around. Five minutes before the quake hit, dozens of peacocks started screeching. Large amounts of water suddenly disappeared from a pond in Enshi city in Hubei province, around 350 miles east of the epicenter, accor... more -
Poisoning suspected in sudden death of 39 stingrays at Calgary Zoo
The Calgary Zoo suspects the 39 cownose rays that have mysteriously died in recent days were poisoned.
"This is a huge tank, so something substantial had to have been put in ... we don't know if it was a powder or a liquid," said zoo spokeswoman Laurie Herron. "But at this point we're thinking it was not accidental."
Tests from an independent lab released early Wednesday suggested the water chemistry of the ray pool was within acceptable ranges. Analysis included checking levels of ammonia, dissolved oxygen, PH, salinity and other natural minerals.
Initial tests, however, are not able to identify possible toxins in the water.
Late Sunday, 26 of the 43 rays housed in the pool died, with the other deaths following over the following days. Only four rays remain.
Cathy Gavillier, the zoo's director of conservation, education and research, said the sudden death of so many rays points to the likelihood of a foreign substance being added to the water.
"It's disturbing to think of this as a possibility, but we have so far been unable to pinpoint any other cause that would provoke such an acute and severe reaction in the rays."
The Calgary Zoo suspects the 39 cownose rays that have mysteriously died in recent days were poisoned. ... more -
Murdered monkey's death revealed
Eileen Drever with the BC SPCA said it's not clear whether Jocko was fatally struck while trying to fend off the intruders, or was thrown to the ground. Eileen Drever with the BC SPCA said it's not clear whether Jocko was fatally struck while trying to fend off the intruders, or was thr... more
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Platypus mystery solved
The world's first platypus twin puggles born in captivity are shown at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in 2003. The task of laying bare the platypus genome of 2.2 billion base pairs spread across 18,500 genes has taken several years, but will do far more than satisfy the curiosity of just biologists, say the researchers. The world's first platypus twin puggles born in captivity are shown at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in 2003. The task of laying bare the plat... more
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Monkey Murder, and Mate Missing
Staff at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove are reportedly devastated following an overnight break-in that left one spider monkey dead and another missing. ... more -
The population of big cats is declining at an alarming rate. Is it too late to sav...
In India tigers are in trouble again—and it may be the last time. Wildlife conservation experts now believe that India has so few tigers left, and they have so little room to maneuver, that populations have no recourse but to dwindle to extinction. Alan Rabinowitz, president and CEO of the Panthera Foundation, has championed tigers, jaguars, leopards and pumas and worked to preserve their habitats, from South America to Southeast Asia. Formerly the executive director of science of exploration at the Wildlife Conservation Society, based at the Bronx Zoo, Rabinowitz wrote "Life in the Valley of Death," about his recent experience negotiating with the Burmese dictator to create the largest tiger reserve in the world, in the Hukaung Valley in Burma. NEWSWEEK's Lily Huang spoke with Rabinowitz by phone about the work of conservation and strategies for the future. Excerpts: In India tigers are in trouble again—and it may be the last time. Wildlife conservation experts now believe that India has so few tige... more
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Stolen baby monkey back to mom
Police said a note was attached to the top of the tote box. It said the animal had been cared for and fed, although it also suggested the zoo increase security at its facilities.
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Dog nurses tiger triplets at zoo
It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern China.
The cubs, whom officials at the Jinan Paomaling Wild Animal World in Shandong province are so far just calling "One," "Two" and "Three," have been nursed by a dog since they were rejected by their tiger mother shortly after birth, said Paomaling manager Chen Yucai. It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern China. ... more -
Tasty Polar Cub Savored By Everyone!
After watching this clip, you can hardly blame mama bear, there is a certain "je ne sais quoi" that makes you want to sink your teeth into that adorable little furball... After watching this clip, you can hardly blame mama bear, there is a certain "je ne sais quoi" that makes you want to sink your teeth ... more
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Mother and Cub - Polar Bear Love
The Wilhelma Stuttgart Zoo in Germany presents its newest resident, Wilbaer
(Wilbär polar baby). Unlike his more famous counterpart Knut, Wilbaer's mother has been taking good care of him.
CBS News 2008 The Wilhelma Stuttgart Zoo in Germany presents its newest resident, Wilbaer ... more -
Zoo in China killing tigers to make food and wine
The Xiongsen Tiger Park currently has about 1,300 tigers being held in captivity for the sole purpose of slaughtering them for food, as well as using their bones to make "magical" healing wine. In addition to tigers, the park also has over 300 lions and 400 bears ready for slaughter.
Perhaps the most cruel feature this park has to offer is the disturbing "Live Killing Exhibition," an event where spectators gather around to watch a captive tiger attempt to kill a young cow. While a wild tiger would have finished off its prey in moments, the captive tiger's hunting skills have been dramatically inhibited by its years in captivity. Thus, the cow was subjected to unimaginable torture before the keepers put it out of its misery. The Xiongsen Tiger Park currently has about 1,300 tigers being held in captivity for the sole purpose of slaughtering them for food, a... more
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