Zoo

South Korea’s oldest hippo, Hasun, dies at 46

Hippos typically live for 40 to 50 years, and Hasun is believed to have died of old age.

30 flamingos frolic in Florida zoo bathroom to shelter from Hurricane Isaias

Footage of the pink flock bumbling between sinks and bathroom stalls, shedding feathers as they went, quickly made the rounds online.

Man dies after tiger attack at UK zoo

A man was mauled after entering the tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Britain’s northern city of Doncaster, on Oct 10.

Seals and sea lions get hearing tested at Australia zoo

Keepers at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone.

Visitor numbers down at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo following giant pandas’ return to China

The Ueno zoo is operating a free, self-driving electric cart decorated with a shoebill that tours the Panda Forest in the West Garden.

Rainforest Wild Adventure welcomes first okapi born in South-east Asia

The male okapi calf was born to first-time parents Kisala and Xandor on July 27.

Celebrate Kai Kai and Jia Jia’s birthdays with ice cakes, giant panda immersive exhibition

Kai Kai (left) turns 19 on Sept 14, while Jia Jia turned 18 on Sept 3.

Japan zoos, aquariums change long-standing practices over animal welfare concerns

A high temperature warning sign at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Japan on Aug 4.

Pioneering cancer treatment saves python named Jodie Foster at British zoo

Reticulated python (Photo Credit: Cyrena Lin)

At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

Young Palestinians stand near a monkey during a visiting to a zoo in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip.

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