Zoo

Japan police probe man over wife’s body in zoo incinerator: Media

The Hokkaido prefectural police are investigating the case as a possible instance of abandoning a body.

Dragon diplomacy: Indonesia lends Komodo lizard pair to Japan zoo

Komodo dragons are seen in an enclosure at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya on April 29, 2026. Indonesia will lend a pair of endangered breeding Komodo dragons to Japan.

After wolf escape, South Korea moves to tighten zoo oversight

Some experts say that measures safeguarding the welfare of animals held in zoos remain insufficient.

Special railway tickets featuring Punch the monkey go on sale in Japan

Punch, a Japanese macaque known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan, chews on tree leaves at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture in March.

Hotel stay offers new way to support animal welfare in north-east Japan

About 5 per cent of the room revenue and other sales will go to a fund at Zoomo to support facility improvements and conservation work.

Indian billionaire Ambani’s son offers home for hippos which have wreaked havoc on Colombian rivers

Vantara, Mr Anant Ambani's zoo in India’s western state of Gujarat, is already home to hundreds of elephants, 50 bears, 200 lions, 250 leopards and 900 crocodiles.

31 sloths acquired by an Orlando animal attraction have died, US officials say

The deaths have drawn intense criticism to the not-yet-open attraction in Orlando, which is called Sloth World.

South Korea arrests man for spreading AI-generated image of escaped wolf

The city is reportedly considering developing a wolf character as its mascot.

South Korea’s escaped wolf Neukgu becomes local sensation, inspiring merch, zoo vlog

The city is reportedly considering developing a wolf character as its mascot.

Escaped wolf in South Korea captured, returned to zoo

The wolf was captured near an expressway and returned to the zoo.

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