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Australian Zoo Seeks Public Help To Capture Funnel-Web Spiders
The Australian Reptile Park is urging Sydney residents to safely capture deadly funnel-web spiders and their egg sacs to aid in the production of life-saving anti-venom.
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Mike Tyson Once Offered Zookeeper $10,000 To Fight 'Bully' Gorilla: "Let Me Smash That"
The incident dates back to the late 1980s when Mr Tyson, alongside his then-wife, Robin Givens visited the zoo for a private tour.
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Kanpur Zoo's Star Attraction, A Tiger That Once Killed 9 People, Dies At 19
A 19-year-old tiger died at the Kanpur Zoo on Wednesday due to age-related ailments, leaving staff and visitors in mourning. The majestic feline, Prashant, spent 11 years at the zoo, where he became a beloved member of the family.
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Baby Red Panda Dies Due To "Stress Caused By Fireworks": Edinburgh Zoo
A baby red panda died from "stress caused by fireworks" after choking on her vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said.
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Darling, Dream, Victory: Mamata Banerjee Names Snow Leopard, Red Panda Cubs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs - two snow leopards and four red pandas - born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, a centre for breeding endangered Himalayan species.
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When Human Zoos Paraded Real People: A Dark Chapter Of Mankind
Up until the late 1950s, Europeans could go and see people from other ethnic backgrounds exhibited in cages, or in specially built villages.
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Pakistan Bans Entry To Public Spaces, Including Parks As Pollution Worsens
Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province.
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Meet Haggis: An Incredibly Rare Pygmy Hippo Born at Edinburgh Zoo
A rare pygmy hippo calf, Haggis, was born at Edinburgh Zoo on 30 October. With fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos remaining in the wild, the birth highlights ongoing conservation challenges. The calf’s personality is already shining, and zookeepers are optimistic about her future. Edinburgh Zoo is temporarily closing the pygmy hippo house to ensure Ha...
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Spiders Roughly The 'Size Of Human Palms' Growing Rapidly In UK
The Chester Zoo in Englandd's Cheshire has revealed that more than 10,000 breeding females of the spider species had spread across the country.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Fugitive Parrots Who Escaped London Zoo Caught 60 Miles Away
A family in Cambridgeshire alerted the zoo officials about the rare parrots sitting on a tree in their backyard garden
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Giant Pandas Flown To US From China Aboard 'Panda Express'
Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy."
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Chinese Aquarium's Star 'Whale Shark' Turns Out To Be A Robot, Visitors Outraged
Excitement quickly turned to disappointment as visitors discovered the 'whale shark' was a mechanical imitation.
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Delhi Zoo's Lone African Elephant "Freed From Chains" After Welfare Review
The Delhi zoo's lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said.
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Food Safety Violations Found At Restaurants Near Hyderabad's Famous Nehru Zoological Park
Hyderabad Restaurant Raids: A task force recently visited eating joints in Bahadurpura, the area around Hyderabad's popular zoo. Unhygienic conditions, lack of records and various other issues were flagged.
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Australian Zoo Seeks Public Help To Capture Funnel-Web Spiders
The Australian Reptile Park is urging Sydney residents to safely capture deadly funnel-web spiders and their egg sacs to aid in the production of life-saving anti-venom.
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Mike Tyson Once Offered Zookeeper $10,000 To Fight 'Bully' Gorilla: "Let Me Smash That"
The incident dates back to the late 1980s when Mr Tyson, alongside his then-wife, Robin Givens visited the zoo for a private tour.
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Kanpur Zoo's Star Attraction, A Tiger That Once Killed 9 People, Dies At 19
A 19-year-old tiger died at the Kanpur Zoo on Wednesday due to age-related ailments, leaving staff and visitors in mourning. The majestic feline, Prashant, spent 11 years at the zoo, where he became a beloved member of the family.
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Baby Red Panda Dies Due To "Stress Caused By Fireworks": Edinburgh Zoo
A baby red panda died from "stress caused by fireworks" after choking on her vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said.
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Darling, Dream, Victory: Mamata Banerjee Names Snow Leopard, Red Panda Cubs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs - two snow leopards and four red pandas - born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, a centre for breeding endangered Himalayan species.
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When Human Zoos Paraded Real People: A Dark Chapter Of Mankind
Up until the late 1950s, Europeans could go and see people from other ethnic backgrounds exhibited in cages, or in specially built villages.
-
Pakistan Bans Entry To Public Spaces, Including Parks As Pollution Worsens
Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province.
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Meet Haggis: An Incredibly Rare Pygmy Hippo Born at Edinburgh Zoo
A rare pygmy hippo calf, Haggis, was born at Edinburgh Zoo on 30 October. With fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos remaining in the wild, the birth highlights ongoing conservation challenges. The calf’s personality is already shining, and zookeepers are optimistic about her future. Edinburgh Zoo is temporarily closing the pygmy hippo house to ensure Ha...
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Spiders Roughly The 'Size Of Human Palms' Growing Rapidly In UK
The Chester Zoo in Englandd's Cheshire has revealed that more than 10,000 breeding females of the spider species had spread across the country.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Fugitive Parrots Who Escaped London Zoo Caught 60 Miles Away
A family in Cambridgeshire alerted the zoo officials about the rare parrots sitting on a tree in their backyard garden
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Giant Pandas Flown To US From China Aboard 'Panda Express'
Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy."
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Chinese Aquarium's Star 'Whale Shark' Turns Out To Be A Robot, Visitors Outraged
Excitement quickly turned to disappointment as visitors discovered the 'whale shark' was a mechanical imitation.
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Delhi Zoo's Lone African Elephant "Freed From Chains" After Welfare Review
The Delhi zoo's lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said.
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Food Safety Violations Found At Restaurants Near Hyderabad's Famous Nehru Zoological Park
Hyderabad Restaurant Raids: A task force recently visited eating joints in Bahadurpura, the area around Hyderabad's popular zoo. Unhygienic conditions, lack of records and various other issues were flagged.
