A zebra escaped from the Seoul zoo and spent 3 hours hoofing around the capital city Sero the zebra had a field day in Seoul after escaping from the zoo on Thursday. It spent three hours hoofing around the city, running in and out of traffic and exploring the streets. Sero was eventually tranquilized and […]
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Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico Drops 22%
Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico Drops 22% The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains of central Mexico dropped 22% from the previous year, and the number of trees lost from their favored wintering grounds tripled. Frost and “extreme temperatures” in the United States may have played a role in the […]
Continue ReadingZoo Mourns Unexpected Loss of Giraffe
The Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin announced that one of its giraffes died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning. The giraffe, Bahatika, or Baha for short, was being watched closely by staff at the zoo for the past few weeks, zoo officials said, as he was experiencing health issues related to his age. Baha was 17 […]
Continue ReadingTanzania Confirms First Marburg Virus Outbreak
Tanzania has confirmed the first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the villages of Maruku and Kanyangereko in the Kagera region, the country’s government has said. The country’s Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu, said Tuesday that five of the eight confirmed cases have already died since the disease was reported last Thursday. Meanwhile, authorities […]
Continue Reading‘Winnie the Pooh’ Slasher Canceled In Hong Kong
‘Winnie the Pooh’ slasher film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city. Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced on Facebook that the release of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” […]
Continue Reading90-Year-Old Tortoise Father
Houston Zoo’s 90-year-old tortoise ‘Mr. Pickles’ is a first-time father of three Mr. and Mrs. Pickles are now the parents of Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño after 27 years of companionship Mr. Pickles, a 90-year-old radiated tortoise at the Houston Zoo, is a first-time father after his partner of 27 years, Mrs. Pickles, laid three eggs […]
Continue ReadingNew Giant Spider Species Discovered
Meet the New Giant Spider Species Described As ‘Rare and Secretive’ A new, giant species of trapdoor spider has been discovered in Queensland, Australia, which researchers are describing as “rare” and “secretive.” The species, Euoplos dignitas, was identified after four years of intensive fieldwork by researchers at Queensland Museum, following the discovery of an undescribed […]
Continue ReadingMountain Lion Attacks Man Who Was Sitting In Hot Tub
Mountain lion attacks man who was sitting in hot tub at Colorado rental home, officials say A man was attacked by a mountain lion while he was sitting in a hot tub at a Colorado rental home this weekend, state wildlife officials said. The man sustained minor injuries, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said, with four […]
Continue ReadingPet Nutria Allowed To Stay
Neuty, the controversial pet nutria, allowed to stay with Bucktown family Public outrage had greeted Wildlife and Fisheries’ plan to seize orange-toothed rodent Fans of Neuty, the 22-pound nutria that became became an instant Louisiana celebrity, are breathing a sigh of relief. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Friday announced an agreement that […]
Continue ReadingData Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs
New Data Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market An international team of virus experts said on Thursday that they had found genetic data from a market in Wuhan, China, linking the coronavirus with raccoon dogs for sale there, adding evidence to the case that the worst pandemic in a century could have […]
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