Zoo

Aussie Boy Breaks Into Zoo, Feeds Animals To Crocodiles (VIDEO)

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green


SYDNEY, Australia -- A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards t...

Zoos Use Online Dating For Rare Species

AP | KATRINA A. GOGGINS | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green


COLUMBIA, S.C — Attention, amorous guys: Killarney's an Australian cutie, but woo her with care. The feisty gal once swatted at a beau who got ...

Chunky Monkeys as Metaphor for Life

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.08.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

I'm saddened to say that chubby puppies are no longer alone when it comes to the scourge of animal kingdom obesity.

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright

Larry Miller | Posted 01.28.2008 | Entertainment


Larry Miller

Really, though, I don't get the point of zoos or why people like them. I'm pretty sure the seals didn't ask to be moved to Indianapolis. Even if they did ask to be moved, I wouldn't go see them.

Vera's Cub: Why Some Mothers Eat Their Young

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 01.13.2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

I want this baby polar bear! Well, on second thought, I want this baby polar bear for just a few weeks--before it gets teeth. In a year, that cub w...

Rattling the cages

David Horton | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics


David Horton

Zoos began as places of entertainment, where people curious about wild animals from foreign lands could look at them comfortably and safely while feel...

Rooftop Zoo Planned For Famed London Retailer Harrods

The Observer (U.K.) | Zoe Wood | Posted 09.22.2007 | Home


Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed has a pet project to build a zoo on the roof of the world-famous London store. What would be a retail first is the bra...