Chimps and cheetahs tallied up in zoo's head count

New documentary "Checkpoint Zoo” highlights the bravery of zookeepers and volunteers who evacuated some 4,700 animals trapped ...
Indiana Gazette

Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabs

A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris. It looked harmless enough but the seagull could pose an existential threat to the penguins with a devastating ...
WPLG

Rare birds hatch at Zoo Miami just in time for Mother’s Day

MIAMI — Zoo Miami is celebrating Mother’s Day weekend with the arrival of several rare bird hatchlings from around the world. Among them is a cinereous vulture, one of the world’s heaviest flying ...
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Experts thrilled as incredibly rare birds hatch at zoo: 'It's a real privilege'

Some amazing news has emerged from Brazil, and conservationists at the Chester Zoo are thrilled. According to the BBC, three blue-eyed ground dove chicks, one of the world's rarest bird species, have ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Rare endangered bird on the run after zoo escape in Washington state

SEATTLE -- In Washington state, it wasn't a flock of seagulls that ran so far away, but a single rare bird that managed to sneak out of her habitat at a zoo outside of Seattle. And on Friday morning, ...
Mercury News

Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo officials ...
WVXU

Extinct bird may be making a comeback with Cincinnati Zoo's help

The Guam kingfisher, or Sihek in CHamoru, is an iconic species of Guam, but can no longer be found there. Pictured here are Hinanao and his mate, Tutuhan, who came from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical ...
Miami Herald

Chick of ‘world’s most dangerous bird’ born at UK zoo — the first in 21 years

A cassowary chick has been born at the Paignton Zoo in the United Kingdom for the first time in 21 years. Getty Images/iStockphoto A rare cassowary chick has been born in the United Kingdom. It the ...