Free Lolita! Fifty years after being captured in the Pacific Ocean and taken to the Miami Seaquarium, Lolita the orca is set to be released. For years, animal rights activists have argued that Lolita should be returned to her home pod in Puget Sound — and now she’ll finally make that journey to the Pacific … Read more
A reptile handler says her love life is a load of croc. Savannah Boan revealed that even though she loves her job feeding crocodiles and other deadly creatures, the cost is that her dating life suffers. “My job affects my dating life in the way that I believe most people are afraid to date such … Read more
A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo. The zebra — a male named Sero that was born in the zoo in 2021 — was in stable condition and being examined by veterinarians … Read more
This rare footage gets up close and personal with a 400-pound ape. Koga, a 35-year-old western lowland gorilla, has lived at upstate New York’s Buffalo Zoo since 2007 and undergoes a health examination every other year to make sure the big beast is in top shape. “They take a look at his heart to check … Read more
A Chinese pangolin who was born at the Prague Zoo made history as the first of its species to be born in Europe. The critically endangered animal in captivity, which was nicknamed “Little Cone” because it resembles a spruce cone, arrived on Feb. 2. The little one came right before World Pangolin Day, which was … Read more
A tourist threw a plastic water bottle into a chimpanzee’s enclosure at a zoo — provoking the animal to strike back. Security footage shows a man throwing a plastic bottle toward a chimp at Changsha Ecological Zoo in southern China on Sunday, Newsflare reported. Once the chimpanzee — known as Diu Na Xing — noticed … Read more
This would be a very mice “Pat” on the back. The San Diego Zoo said a Pacific pocket mouse born there nearly a decade ago is the world’s oldest living mouse in human care. Zoo officials are calling for recognition for Pat, who is 9 years and 5 months old, from Guinness World Records, according … Read more
A critically endangered Cuban crocodile was found dead in its enclosure at the National Zoo on Dec. 17 after apparently chewing into electric equipment. The crocodile, a 10-year-old male who was hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in 2012 as part of a breeding program, was “attracted to a replacement electrical outlet and … Read more
Furuvik Zoo in Sweden is facing backlash for fatally shooting four of seven chimpanzees that escaped their enclosure Wednesday. Marksmen and several police officers were called to help contain the situation, with the zoo defending why it didn’t use sedatives. “Sleeping is not an option when a chimpanzee goes outside his enclosure, risking human safety. To … Read more
Lions and tigers and cheap dates — oh my! A woman from England is going viral on Twitter for her recollection of a disastrous first date. “I just remembered the time I went on a first date to London Zoo and at the gate he asked if I would mind paying for my own ticket, … Read more
Nothing like a mother’s love. The Sedgwick Country Zoo welcomed the newest member of its family on Tuesday after one of its chimpanzees gave birth to a baby boy via a C-Section. In the heart-melting video, the mother, whose name is Mahale, excitedly embraced her son after almost two days of separation because of labor … Read more
The Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, celebrated the birthdays of two polar bears — and they’re half-sisters. Nora and Amelia Gray turned 7 and 6, respectively, and the Oregon Zoo posted a sweet video to commemorate the day. Nora and Amelia Gray are half-sister polar bears; both were born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. At just 10 … Read more
The three African elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo had a smashing good time with a seasonal treat this October: giant pumpkins. The Milwaukee County Zoo posted footage of its “annual smash and squash” on its Facebook page on Oct. 26. The pumpkins are given to the elephants as part of an enrichment program, the zoo explained. … Read more
The Irwin family is opening its iconic Australia Zoo grounds for couples to pop the question or get married. Bindi Irwin and her husband Chandler were hitched at the Sunshine Coast venue in March 2020. They followed in the footsteps of parents Steve and Terri Irwin, who met at the zoo and also married there … Read more