The Zoo’s Baby Anteater Gets a Name, Chosen by Mom
It’s official: giant anteater Mirapi has chosen a name for her male cub. The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park’s newly-named giant anteater pup Pablo holds on tight as mom Maripe makes her...
View ArticleCassie the British dog weighs three times her healthy weight
Podgy pooch Cassie has begun a strict diet after ballooning to over nine stone because she’d been allowed to gorge on roast dinners, takeaways, and fish and chips. Cassie with Jess a healthy Collie...
View ArticleEight penguin chicks are released by Taronga Zoo staff
Taronga Zoo on Wednesday released eight penguin chicks after their rehabilitation from severe injuries. Most of the penguins were brought to the zoo by locals. Four of eight penguin chicks are released...
View ArticleBolivian squirrel monkeys with sunglasses
Bolivian squirrel monkeys are pictured with sunglasses smeared with bitter apple to train them not to steal visitors’ sunglasses, at ZSL London Zoo, in London, on April 7, 2011. A Bolivian squirrel...
View ArticleShirley the chain-smoking orangutan
Shirley the orangutan allowed to become a chain-smoker by heartless attendants. Shirley the chain-smoking orangutan is typical of the horrors to be found in Malaysian zoos A trip to the zoo should fill...
View ArticleHow Bella the dog survived being stabbed in the head
This brave German Shepherd survived being stabbed in the head during burglary. The six-year-old family pet, named Bella, needed emergency surgery to remove the protruding knife after the horrific...
View ArticleHero rabbit saves family from house fire by scratching on her owner
A pet rabbit is being credited for saving its owners from a house fire in south eastern Alaska before it died of smoke inhalation. The rabbit woke up the homeowner in Anchorage, Alaska, early on...
View ArticleHeidi the cross-eyed opossum dies
Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum who became an internet sensation has died. The animal, aged three and a half, had been treated for health problems for weeks and zoo officials decided to put her down “to...
View ArticleFamily of bears have fun in a kiddie pool
The Basso family recorded a mother bear and her five cubs jumping in to cool off in their backyard pool in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. The bears were also seen playing with a swing-set, floatie toys...
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