Us Zoo

Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy."

She was nearly attacked by the 500-pound tiger as it tried to bite her hand.

Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the two superpowers.

Nocturnal animals had a unique daytime behaviour. A ringtail cat and two owl species showed increased activity during the day.

A photo of a polar bear lying on its stomach and keeping its head on a small bed of ice is going viral on social media, sparking concerns about the animal's well-being.

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions.

After a successful removal of all the coins, a follow-up X-ray confirmed the procedure's success.

The Bronx Zoo is offering people a chance to name a cockroach after their ex-partner for $15.

A sea lion swam outside its enclosure at a New York zoo on Friday as heavy rain flooded her pool. She explored the area outside before returning to its pool to the company of other sea lions, authorities said.

For all panda lovers in the US, there is sad news. The National Zoo, in Washington DC, which has been the home to three giant pandas for 50 years, will soon send them back to China.

The baby giraffe currently stands at six-feet tall and is "thriving" under the care of her mother.

Staff at a US zoo received a surprise when a gorilla they believed for four years to be a male gave birth to a female baby gorilla.

A video showing zoo visitors petting the kiwi triggered protests in New Zealand where the number of these birds has fallen from 12 million to just 68,000.

The zoo said Dari, a 7-year-old Sumatran tiger, gave birth to the cubs on May 5 with the father, a 4-year-old tiger named Gusti.

The zoo announced that mother leopard Satka gave birth to twins, the third set of Amur leopard twins to be born at the zoo.

Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy."

She was nearly attacked by the 500-pound tiger as it tried to bite her hand.

Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the two superpowers.

Nocturnal animals had a unique daytime behaviour. A ringtail cat and two owl species showed increased activity during the day.

A photo of a polar bear lying on its stomach and keeping its head on a small bed of ice is going viral on social media, sparking concerns about the animal's well-being.

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions.

After a successful removal of all the coins, a follow-up X-ray confirmed the procedure's success.

The Bronx Zoo is offering people a chance to name a cockroach after their ex-partner for $15.

A sea lion swam outside its enclosure at a New York zoo on Friday as heavy rain flooded her pool. She explored the area outside before returning to its pool to the company of other sea lions, authorities said.

For all panda lovers in the US, there is sad news. The National Zoo, in Washington DC, which has been the home to three giant pandas for 50 years, will soon send them back to China.

The baby giraffe currently stands at six-feet tall and is "thriving" under the care of her mother.

Staff at a US zoo received a surprise when a gorilla they believed for four years to be a male gave birth to a female baby gorilla.

A video showing zoo visitors petting the kiwi triggered protests in New Zealand where the number of these birds has fallen from 12 million to just 68,000.

The zoo said Dari, a 7-year-old Sumatran tiger, gave birth to the cubs on May 5 with the father, a 4-year-old tiger named Gusti.

The zoo announced that mother leopard Satka gave birth to twins, the third set of Amur leopard twins to be born at the zoo.