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Feature Article #1

Giant panda mother and cub at Thailand’s Chiang Mai Zoo

– Lindsay Barnett – LA Times
We’re hard-pressed to think of anything cuter than an adult giant panda — but we’re not so sure we can say we feel the same about panda infants. Therefore, we qualify this edition of Your Morning Adorable by saying that we find mother panda Lin Hui’s devotion to her [...]

Sara | July 1st, 2009 | Continued

Feature Article #2

Knife-wielding gorilla photos overblown: Calgary Zoo

CBC News
The Calgary Zoo is dismissing photos taken by a visitor that appear to show a female Western Lowland gorilla holding a knife menacingly toward a troop mate.
Some visitors were alarmed on Tuesday morning when Barika, the dominant female, picked up a knife that had been accidentally left by a zookeeper during his regular cleaning [...]

Sara | June 18th, 2009 | Continued

Feature Article #3

Baby panda’s name on Aug 12

By: BangkokPost.com
The baby giant panda at Chiang Mai Zoo will learn her name when the result of the naming contest is decided on Mother’s Day, Zoological Park Organisation director Sophon Daengnui said on Friday.
Mr Sophon said officials will on Friday store all the names sent by the people taking part in the contest from all [...]

Sara | June 12th, 2009 | Continued

Feature Article #4

It’s a new bouncing baby beluga girl!

Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Aquarium’s marine mammal care and veterinary teams, staff and volunteers, are delighted to announce that Aurora, a 20 year old beluga whale, gave birth today.
The amazing event occurred at 3:39pm (PST) after a 3-hour labour. The Aquarium’s veterinary team has determined with 90% certainty the calf is female (it can [...]

Sara | June 8th, 2009 | Continued

Feature Article #5

Pregnant beluga whale at Vancouver Aquarium about to go into labour

Calgary Herald
Aurora the beluga is about to become a mother again.
The 20-year-old pregnant beluga whale who spends her days at the Vancouver Aquarium has been placed on 24-hour watch as staff and volunteers await the newest member of the slippery-yet-cuddly family.
“Everybody’s starting to get really excited,” said Kent Hurl, the public relations supervisor.
Aurora’s calf will [...]

Sara | June 6th, 2009 | Continued

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FIRST ELEPHANT CALF BORN IN AUSTRALIA AT TARONGA ZOO

The first elephant calf born in Australia was delivered by its mother Thong Dee last night at about 3.08am, Taronga Zoo Director, Guy Cooper, said today.
Mr Cooper said: “The tiny calf, a male, was delivered by Thong Dee after a three hour labour in the Zoo’s Elephant Barn. The calf is very healthy and veterinarians [...]

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Omaha zoo on hunt for name for sea lion pup

Omaha (KPTM) – Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo has launched a contest to name 1 of its newest residents – a female sea lion pup.
The unnamed sea lion pup was born June 14. It joined one male and four females already on display at the zoo’s Sea Lion Pavilion.
Zoo visitors have until July 19 to submit [...]

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Zoo remains in deep debt

$250,000 sought in public money
Louis Cooper • pnj.com
Once again, The Zoo of Northwest Florida is looking for an infusion of public money.
And the Gulf Breeze facility, which is about $4.5 million in debt, faces the prospect of closing if it doesn’t get the money, Executive Director Danyelle Lantz said.
Zoo officials plan to go before the [...]

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Grizzly exhibit helps Minnesota Zoo set attendance record

by Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Zoo set an attendance record in the last fiscal year, fueled by the opening of the popular Russia’s Grizzly Coast exhibit and a nationwide increase in zoo attendance.
About 1.35 million guests visited the zoo from July 2008 to June 2009, a 16-percent increase over [...]

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Rescued baby orangutan in Malaysia

– Lindsay Barnett – LA Times
Photos: Mark Baker / Associated Press
Last weekend, Malaysian officials rescued three baby orangutans they believe were illegally smuggled into the country. The first was found during a raid on an ostrich farm; when the ostrich breeder was questioned, officials learned that two other orangutans were being kept at a northern [...]

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Oregon Zoo breaks attendance record

by Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
Attendance at the Oregon Zoo set a new record this past year, with 1,621,521 people coming through the gates during the fiscal year that ended Tuesday.
Director Tony Vecchio attributed the attendance to the popularity of Samudra, the Asian elephant born at the zoo Aug. 23, 2008, and the dinosaur exhibit that [...]

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More than 800 wildlife species now extinct

By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters Environment Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.
A detailed analysis of these numbers indicates the international community will fail to meet its 2010 [...]

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Attendance up at Minnesota Zoo

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal – by Chris Newmarker
Unable to afford trips to see wild animals in exotic habitats, Minnesotans appear to be opting for the next best thing: the zoo.
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley said Wednesday that attendance in the fiscal year ended June 30 was nearly 1.36 million — the highest [...]

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Feds: Frog may need protection in 19 states

Associated Press
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a spotted frog that lives in 19 Western states may need endangered species protections.
Eight environmental groups petitioned the federal government in 2006 to protect the western population of the northern leopard frog.
The federal agency said Wednesday the frog has disappeared across vast portions of its historic range [...]

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It’s hot – but our animals are ice cool

Temperatures may be soaring but ZSL London Zoo’s animals are enjoying the heatwave, thanks to super-sized fruit ice lollies.
Special ice lollies, made in buckets and filled with fruit, are given to the gorillas and other animals on really hot days.
The gorillas try to get the fruit out by standing on the blocks, as well as [...]

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