Zoo
German zoo prepares to feed animals to each other

German zoo prepares to feed animals to each other
Neumunster zoo, deprived of its income from visitors by Covid-19, is running out of the funds it needs
16 Apr 2020
Jaguar attacks woman who climbed zoo barrier for selfie

Jaguar attacks woman who climbed zoo barrier for selfie
Visitor needed stitches after being slashed by big cat
11 Mar 2019
Missing red panda returned to Belfast Zoo

Missing red panda returned to Belfast Zoo
Endangered animal ‘decided to take a surprise vacation’ on Sunday
28 Jan 2019
Chester Zoo fire: how animals were saved with bananas

Chester Zoo fire: how animals were saved with bananas
Keepers ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising campaign tops £120,000 following blaze in Monsoon Forest zone
17 Dec 2018
Animals removed from Albanian ‘zoo of hell’

Animals removed from Albanian ‘zoo of hell’
Authorities force their way into a private zoo to rescue lions, deer and a bear
29 Oct 2018
Lioness kills father of her cubs at zoo

Lioness kills father of her cubs at zoo
Zookeepers have no idea why Zuri, 12, suddenly turned on her mate of eight years
22 Oct 2018
White tiger mauls Japanese zookeeper to death

White tiger mauls Japanese zookeeper to death
Authorities to investigate how rare big cat was left alone in enclosure with 40-year-old Akira Furusho
9 Oct 2018

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UK zoo forced to use model penguins after national shortage

UK zoo forced to use model penguins after national shortage
Outbreak of avian malaria means models will likely stay at Telford zoo well into 2019
2 Oct 2018
Shock birth of rare endangered black rhino at Chester Zoo 

Shock birth of rare endangered black rhino at Chester Zoo
12-year-old Malindi stunned visitors as she went into labour around midday
3 Aug 2018
Georgian boy runs away to the zoo only to find it closed

Georgian boy runs away to the zoo only to find it closed
Dato Nozadze's adventure has happy ending as Tblisi zoo gives him year-long pass
27 Feb 2018
Swedish zoo admits killing ‘surplus’ healthy lion cubs

Swedish zoo admits killing ‘surplus’ healthy lion cubs
Boras Djurpark defends ‘last resort’ decision to cull nine young lions since 2012
12 Jan 2018
Why one zoo is sawing off the horns of 21 rhinos

Why one zoo is sawing off the horns of 21 rhinos
Czech zoo says poaching risk in Europe is 'too high' after killing at French rhino enclosure
22 Mar 2017
How rhino was shot by poachers in French zoo

How rhino was shot by poachers in French zoo
Four-year-old male killed in first suspected European poaching incident
8 Mar 2017
Calls to close UK zoo after 486 animals die in four years

Calls to close UK zoo after 486 animals die in four years
Campaigners urge councillors to refuse new licence for Cumbria attraction
1 Mar 2017
Julian Assange's cat spotted wearing a tie

Julian Assange's cat spotted wearing a tie
Cat posed by window in formal attire as Wikileaks founder faced questions from Swedish officials - and other tall tales
15 Nov 2016
FHM and Zoo magazine axed: a victory for feminists?

FHM and Zoo magazine axed: a victory for feminists?
Campaigners have long called for the demise of lads' mags – but the alternative could be worse
17 Nov 2015