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An 11-year-old chimpanzee named Kitwe was euthanized at Wellington Zoo after sustaining critical injuries in a fight. Zoo staff and visitors have been remembering him as a gentle and beloved animal.
Conservationists have rescued just 21 near-extinct Madeiran land snails found clinging to a rock on Portugal's Bugio Island, highlighting critical efforts to save the species.
A red vari escaped from the Artis zoo in Amsterdam today and embarked on an adventure outside the animal park for several hours. Zoo staff, police, and firefighters successfully captured the animal and returned it to its enclosure.
Caracals at a zoo have gained viral attention for their unusually plump appearance, which zoo staff attribute to their fur looking extra fluffy during molting season.
An escaped wolf has been successfully returned to its zoo in South Korea following a nine-day search, prompting celebrations among the public and zoo staff.
Seven-month-old Punch was rejected by his mother after being born last July and has since been raised by zoo staff, who provided him with an orangutan plush toy that became
A wallaby that escaped from a zoo in Veldhoven six months ago continues to elude capture despite approximately twenty attempts, with zoo staff describing the animal as fast and clever.
A Texas woman received a surprise marriage proposal involving kangaroos at the San Antonio Zoo's Kangaroo Krossing, planned with the help of zoo staff.
Visitors to Ichikawa Zoo were fined 700,000 yen each for throwing a plush monkey toy into the enclosure of a famous Japanese macaque named Punch, an act disapproved by zoo staff.
A zoo employee in Japan is under police investigation for allegedly disposing of his wife's body in an animal incinerator at the facility. The incident has led to the zoo in Hokkaido delaying its reopening as authorities search for remains.
Kangaroo Stefcia at the Warsaw Zoo had a challenging start, being rejected by her brother and mother, but zoo staff successfully took over her care.
Fidel, a renowned Cuban crocodile at the Almaty Zoo in Kazakhstan, celebrated his 40th birthday on Wednesday. Zoo staff marked the occasion by presenting him with a cake made of beef, his favorite food.
The family of a three-year-old boy who was injured in a crocodile enclosure in Cambridgeshire has expressed gratitude to the zoo staff who rescued him. They described the incident as an "extremely challenging time" for them.
Happy, an elephant known for her self-recognition abilities that aided researchers, was euthanized at the Bronx Zoo. Her passing left zoo staff in tears.
A zoo employee in Japan has been accused of allegedly disposing of his wife's body by incinerating it within the zoo's facilities. Authorities are investigating the shocking incident.
The macaque snow monkey cub Punch was born in July at the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. He was abandoned by his mother, and zoo staff had to intervene. They decided to give him a monkey...