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Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent

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One of the usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood — the Easter egg hunt — turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.

Posted: April 2nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Family: Death of woman in lion cage was accident

This 2012 photo provided by KFSN-TV shows a 4-year-old male African lion named Couscous at Cat Haven, a private wild animal park in Dunlap, California. AP

An exotic animal park in California was following safety protocols when a lion attacked and killed a 24-year-old intern, her relatives say, describing the death as a tragic accident.

Posted: March 9th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Private zoo owners decry pressure from DENR 7

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We love our animals so much. This is an extension of our home.”

Posted: March 9th, 2013 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Dogs cross species barrier, help cheetahs survive

Shiley, a male cheetah 3-and-a-half-years-old, and Yeti, a female Anatolian shepherd who serves as Shiley's partner, take a break outside the elephant enclosure during a walk through Safari Park, in Escondido, California in this November 2012 file photo. AP

It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world’s biggest scaredy-cats — so much so that they don’t breed easily and are in danger of extinction.

Posted: February 12th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Captured King Cobra turned over to zoo

A MONTH after its capture, a six-foot female King Cobra was turned over to the Cebu City Zoo yesterday.

Posted: November 20th, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Young boy mauled to death at US zoo

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium President and CEO Barbara Baker holds a news conference on the death of a young boy who was killed when he fell about 14 feet off a deck into an exhibit that's home to a pack of African painted dogs, who pounced on the boy and mauled him, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Pittsburgh. AP

Wild dogs mauled a young boy to death at a zoo in the US city of Pittsburgh, local media reported said Sunday.

Posted: November 5th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Woman critical after elephant attack at Sydney zoo

A file photo taken on July 4, 201 shows Bangkok street elephants 'Thong Dee' (L) and 'Pak Boon' (R), who arrived from Thailand in 2006, during birthday celebrations at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on July 4, 2011. A female keeper was rushed to hospital in a critical condition on October 19, 2012 after being pinned against a bollard by an elephant at the Zoo. The zoo said the woman was conducting a routine training session when "a young male elephant pinned the female keeper against a bollard" AFP

A female keeper was rushed to hospital in a critical condition Friday after being pinned against a bollard by an elephant at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, authorities said.

Posted: October 19th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

King Cobra’s transfer to RITM gets okay

Preparations for the turnover of the King Cobra to a research institute starts today, the city veterinarian said.

Posted: September 3rd, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Tiger escapes, kills keeper in German zoo

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A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo’s director, police said.

Posted: August 25th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Search on for croc missing from Kidapawan mini zoo

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An eight-foot long female crocodile that supposedly escaped from its cage in a mini zoo in Kidapawan City following a flashflood there on Saturday.

Posted: July 16th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

Please don’t feed these animals

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Children eagerly raised their hands as host Susie Abrera asked, “What insect spits on food they land on?”

Posted: July 15th, 2012 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Smoking Indonesian orangutan forced to quit

Tori, a 15-year-old orangutan, smokes a cigarette inside her cage at Satwa Taru Jurug zoo in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 6, 2012. Zookeepers said they plan to move Tori, who learned to smoke about a decade ago by imitating people, away from visitors who regularly throw lit cigarettes into her cage so they can watch and photograph her puffing away and exhaling smoke. (AP Photo)

An orangutan who became the star attraction of an Indonesian zoo for her penchant for puffing on cigarettes will be forced to quit cold turkey, a conservationist said Saturday.

Posted: July 7th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Swedish zoo worker killed in wolf attack

Visitors leave the Kolmarden Wildlife Park where a female animal caretaker was killed when attacked by a pack of wolves outside Norrkoping, 90 miles (140 kilometres) south of Stockholm Sweden, Sunday June 17, 2012. The 30-year old woman was working alone in the wolf park when for unknown reasons she was attacked by the wolves.  AP Photo / Henrik Witt / SCANPIX

Media reports said a zookeeper has died after being attacked by wolves in their enclosure in Sweden’s largest zoo.

Posted: June 18th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

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