All Posts Tagged With: "Chimpanzee"

Chimp escapes zoo exhibit in Oklahoma

(CNN) — A chimpanzee in an Oklahoma zoo escaped from his exhibit on Monday, but was coaxed back to safety with no reported injuries, said a zoo spokeswoman. The male chimp was found in a dry moat, meant to separate the animals from the zoo’s visitors. It was not immediately clear how he broke out [...]

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Baby bonobo born at Fort Worth Zoo; first in Texas

By CHRIS VAUGHN – Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — The maternity wards around the Fort Worth Zoo are usually busy places, but one little girl has made a bit of history with her recent arrival. The as-yet-unnamed female bonobo, born April 12 to her 20-year-old mother, Lucy, marks the first-ever birth of a bonobo in Texas. [...]

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Mobile Zoo

Mobile Zoo 15161 Ward Road Wilmer, Alabama 36587 (251)649-1845 http://www.mobilezoo.cc The zoo was established for education and continuing the existence of endangered/non-endangered wildlife. You can see wildlife from all over the world and learn about them. Tour our main building exhibits, tropical birds, reptiles, exit the building to see two species of Black Bear, Tortoises, [...]

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Alcoholic chimpanzee to be taken to treatment clinic from Russian zoo

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) Frequent “treats” by visitors of a Russian zoo made one of its resident, Zhora the chimpanzee, an alcoholic and nicotine addict, a Russian daily has said. Zoo authorities in the Russian city of Rostov (200 km northeast of Moscow) were quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda as saying Zhora, who had been [...]

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Elderly chimpanzee from San Francisco Zoo passes physical with flying colors

By Linda Goldston – mercurynews.com For an old guy, Cobby did well on his physical exam. A cardiac ultrasound showed mild hypertension, but his body X-rays showed no surprises. His doctors were thrilled. There had been no fast food binges for this chimpanzee. At age 52, Cobby is the oldest male chimp in an accredited [...]

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Black Pine torn over chimp

Ideally it needs 7 but it first must build sanctuary Angela Mapes Turner – The Journal Gazette ALBION – America’s chimpanzees could use another safe haven. That’s why Black Pine Animal Park’s leadership wants to keep the sanctuary’s chimpanzee, Tarzan, but only if he can be among friends. Intelligent and social, chimpanzees do best in [...]

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Zoo chimp has hand surgery

By News Sentinel – knoxnews.com University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine staffers have performed surgery on Binti, a 25-year-old female chimpanzee at the Knoxville Zoo, to stabilize four broken metacarpal bones in her hand. Earlier this week, zookeepers observed Binti holding a swollen hand close to her body. Radiographs revealed four broken metacarpal bones [...]

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Zoo chimp “regifts” present by throwing it at little girl

Christopher Collette – wtsp.com Tampa, Florida – A little girl is OK after being hit by an orange thrown by a chimpanzee at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. This incident happened during the zoo’s “Presents for Primates” event. Zookeepers tossed wrapped presents filled with food in the chimps’ and other primates’ exhibits. Angela Belcher, the assistant [...]

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Baby chimp named at Little Rock Zoo

Amanda Terrebonne – todaysthv.com After more than 500 entries and 1,000 votes, the new name for the baby chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo is Kendi. The chimp was born Aug. 29. The name Kendi was submitted by Vicki Pennington of Junction City, AR. Representatives of the zoo say animal keepers usually name new arrivals, [...]