Miniature monkeys reunited after Australia zoo theft
Two men were charged Monday with stealing rare pygmy marmosets from an Australian wildlife park as a baby was reunited with her mum and the hunt continued to find dad. Three of the monkeys, the...
Gorilla escapes from enclosure at London Zoo
An “urgent inquiry” is needed after a male gorilla escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo, conservationists say. Armed police were called in as staff sought to recapture the 29-stone...
Beneath Peru zoo, traces of ancient dog sacrifices
As lions, tigers and bears roam lazily about Peru’s largest zoo, archeologists are busy digging up stranger animals from the ground beneath them. The zoo, the Park of Legends in the capital,...
Beneath Peru zoo, traces of ancient dog sacrifices
As lions, tigers and bears roam lazily about Peru’s largest zoo, archeologists are busy digging up stranger animals from the ground beneath them. The zoo, the Park of Legends in the capital,...
Kabul’s once battle-scarred zoo roars back to life
Its scarred lion Marjan was for years a symbol of Afghan survival. Now, more than a decade after his death, Afghanistan remains battered by war but Kabul zoo is buzzing again — a haven for...
Pair of endangered leopard cubs born at UK zoo
One of the most endangered species of big cat has given birth to two cubs at a zoo in England. There are thought to be just 70 Amur leopards in the wild, with 200 living in captivity across the...
Drug lord’s pet hippos roam Colombian village
More than 20 years after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar died in a gunfight with police, a strange legacy survives him: His pet hippos. Look out of the window in the dead of night in the village...
Mexican zoo shocked after beloved gorilla dies while being transported for mating
Mexico City’s zoo was in shock Thursday after its beloved male gorilla died as veterinarians prepared to transport him to another city to mate with two females. Bantu, who was 24, died of...
