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Zoo

UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction

Once thought lost, the greater Bermuda land snail has "officially been saved from extinction".
Once thought lost, the greater Bermuda land snail has "officially been saved from extinction".

Baby bonanza: About 1,000 animals born across S’pore’s wildlife parks in 2025

Gentoo penguins Riki and Peach welcomed their third chick in two years at the Ocean Network Express Penguin Cove.
Gentoo penguins Riki and Peach welcomed their third chick in two years at the Ocean Network Express Penguin Cove.

Japan’s beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray

Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei are set to return to China.
Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei are set to return to China.

Fans flock to zoo for final public viewing of last two pandas in Japan

Prospects for a new panda loan by China remain uncertain amid soured ties between the nations.
Prospects for a new panda loan by China remain uncertain amid soured ties between the nations.

Kyiv zoo battles to keep animals warm as city shivers through power crisis

East African striped hyena gather in an aviary, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in zoo in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
East African striped hyena gather in an aviary, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in zoo in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

See who’s the boss: 18kg deer squares off with 1.7-tonne rhino at Poland zoo

A deer named Daddy Munchkin squares off with Marushka, the rhino, in this screengrab off a video posted by the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.
A deer named Daddy Munchkin squares off with Marushka, the rhino, in this screengrab off a video posted by the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.

Zoo visitors in Malaysia thrilled as panda enclosure opens to public

Zoo Negara's Giant Panda Conservation Centre with its star residents Chen Xing and Xiao Yue was officially opened to the public on Jan 10.
Zoo Negara's Giant Panda Conservation Centre with its star residents Chen Xing and Xiao Yue was officially opened to the public on Jan 10.

Wolf captured after escaping enclosure at zoo in western Tokyo, visitors flee to safety

According to the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Japan, a zoo attendant spotted the wolf on a public pathway.
According to the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Japan, a zoo attendant spotted the wolf on a public pathway.

What seeing a whale shark taught me about zoos

dacol21 - The whale shark Jinta at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is nearly 9m long.
ST PHOTO: DANSON CHEONG
dacol21 - The whale shark Jinta at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is nearly 9m long.
ST PHOTO: DANSON CHEONG

Crowds line up at Japan’s Ueno zoo on first weekend since panda departure announced

Pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei have lived at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan since they were born in 2021.
Pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei have lived at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan since they were born in 2021.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.