Zoo

WATCH: This Baby Koala Will Melt Your Heart

Posted 05.27.2012

We can't get over this video of a baby koala from the Taipei Zoo peeking out of its mom's pouch. According to National Geographic, a baby koala liv...

PHOTOS: The Most Adorable Warts And Snouts Ever

Posted 05.23.2012

Just as the Arsht Center hosts Pumbaa, the singing warthog in Broadway hit "The Lion King," Zoo Miami welcomes four new warthogs piglets. But that...

WATCH: Adorable Roly-Poly Otter Pups At Prospect Park Zoo

Posted 05.18.2012

This week in "awwwww," watch these three otterly adorable, roly-poly otter pups roll around together in the Prospect Park Zoo. According to the Zoo's ...

Did This Zoo Keeper Really Lick Monkey's Butt To Help It Poop?

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.03.2012

You've kissed butt at work, but this zoo keeper took the metaphorical act to a whole new (and literal) level. Chinese zookeeper Zhang Bangsheng, 50...

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Lion Tries To Eat Zebra-Striped Toddler At Oregon Zoo (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.04.2012

A lioness at the Oregon Zoo thought she found herself the perfect meal when a Bend family recently brought a baby zebra to her enclosure. There was...

Jealous Monkey Attempts To Attack Man In Awesome Way

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.17.2012

According to YouTube user NRucker5, a recent trip to a cafe inside the Memphis Zoo turned into a surprise encounter with one very jealous, very acroba...

When Will Zoos Go Robotic?

Posted 04.18.2012

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 02/16/2012 11:38 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily It's 2060, and you're planning to visit your grandkids...

The Cutest Art-Making Otter You'll See All Day

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 02.03.2012

This Saturday, Bakehouse Art Complex is hosting "Savage," an exhibit by animals for animals. Critters and beasts from Zoo Miami used their snouts,...

We Bought a Zoo Is Matt Damon at his Most Personable

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 02.28.2012

Jackie K. Cooper

We Bought A Zoo is a perfect holiday film. It provides solid entertainment, it involves you in its story, then it sends you out of the theater feeling good. What more could you ask for!

New Giant Pacific Octopus At The National Zoo (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.29.2011

WASHINGTON -- There's a new giant Pacific octopus at the National Zoo. Sadly, only kids age 5 to 15 can enter The Washington Post's contest to name t...

AMAZING PHOTO: Yakini The Gorilla Goes To The Doctor

Posted 01.02.2012

He wasn't 800 pounds, but medical experts at the Melbourne Zoo recently found themselves with a gorilla in the room. Yakini, who reportedly weighs ...

Activist Says Indonesian Zoo Lets Orangutans Smoke

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

INDONESIA, Jakarta -- A wildlife activist says that zoo officials in Indonesia are taking no steps to stop orangutans from smoking cigarettes, unlike ...

Brookfield Dolphin Dies In 'Freak Accident'

Posted 11.06.2011

One of the most recent additions to the crew of performing dolphins at the Chicago area's Brookfield Zoo, 4-year-old Nea, died Monday following an app...

WATCH: Libyan Lions Left Behind In Tripoli Zoo

Posted 11.01.2011

When the Gaddafi family fled Tripoli, they left behind more than luxurious residences and photo albums of Condoleezza Rice. The Tripoli Zoo, once a...

WATCH: Orangutan Cools Off In A Shockingly Human Manner

Posted 10.20.2011

Somebody may want to show this video to Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. An orangutan at Japan's Tama Zoo delighted visitors with its cooling off s...

WATCH: Giant Panda Celebrates Second Birthday With Cake

Posted 10.19.2011

Giant pandas may be endangered in the wild, but this guy's only concern was having too much fun with his birthday cake. Yun Zi is a giant panda at ...

America's First Elephant Sperm Bank Set To Open

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

PITTSBURGH — Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles but hope South...

Welcome To New York, Baby Antelopes!

Posted 08.27.2011

Today in cute zoo baby news: the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens zoo welcomed three new pronghorn antelope fawns this weekend. Sure, they a...

PHOTOS: Jurassic Parking -- Dinosaurs Shipped And Delivered In England

Posted 11.15.2011

Forget all that science fiction mumbo jumbo about cloning and mosquitos stuck in amber. When dinosaurs arrive, they come hauled inside a few trailers....

WATCH: Lion Really Wants To Eat Baby

Posted 08.13.2011

Visiting the zoo for the first time should be an exciting day in a kid's life. All the animals! The crowds of people! Maybe an ice cream cone! But as ...

Spring In Washington, Where Cherry Blossoms Meet Lion Cubs

Millie Kerr | Posted 09.20.2011

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WATCH: Buffett Wants To Add American Companies To His 'Zoo'

Posted 05.25.2011

Over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett wrote to shareholders saying he had reloaded his "elephant gun" and that his "trigger finger" ...

Candid Moments Captured on Film: Street Photographer Damon Pablo

Emily Farache | Posted 05.25.2011

Emily Farache

I entered the gallery and saw the photographs in the kind of perfect clarity only a personal viewing can provide. Before me were six achingly poignant moments of quotidian life frozen in time and rendered significant.

PHOTOS: Zoo Animals Love Halloween

The Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Animals have the right idea. Forget the sugary candy and throw-away costumes; when it comes to Halloween, zoo animals just want the jack-o-lanterns! ...

Breeding Program For Endangered Species: Journalists?

Posted 05.25.2011

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas French sat down with Stephen Colbert last night to discuss his new book, "Zoo Story: Life In The Garden Of Ca...