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How Zoo Animals Keep Cool (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Zoos, Elephants, Lemurs, Crane, Zoo, Slidepoll, Slideshow, Animals, Cute Animals, Bears, Bulgaria, Serbia, Varna Zoo, Madrid Zoo, Spain, Madrid, Green News

Animals in zoos' across the globe attempted to beat the summer heat by cooling off poolside. Vote for your favorite photos. ...

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Pythons, Alligators, Tortoises, Oh My! Connecticut Zoo Holds Exotic Pet Amnesty Day (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Beardsley Zoo, Animal Cruelty, Zoos, Animal Rights, Exotic Pet Amnesty Day, Zoo, Exotic Animal Amnesty Day, Green, Animals, Cute Animals, Slideshow, Albino Burmese Python, Iguanas, American Alligator, African Leopard Tortoise, Green News

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo along with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection hosted an exotic pet amnesty day on Saturday. The event ...

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Jason Linkins

Gorilla Waves Knife Around In Canadian Zoo-Terror Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Knives, Zoos, Apocalypse, Animals, Canada, Gorillas, Media News

Holy moley! Why hasn't this story gotten top placement on the Drudge Report, with a kabillion flashing sirens and a animated .gif of Charton Heston s...

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White Tiger Kills New Zealand Zookeeper

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Zoos, White Tiger, Animals, Zookeeper, White Tiger Mauls Keeper, New Zealand, Green News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A rare white tiger mauled its keeper to death in front of horrified tourists at a New Zealand wildlife park on Wednesd...

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The Great Animal Escapes Of 2009

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Zoos, Animal Escapes, Eating Matters, Molly the Cow, Karta the Orangutan, Animals, Top 5 Animal Escapes, Great Animal Escapes of 2009, Animal Escapes From Zoo, Green News

Is it just us or are the animals really starting to revolt this year? We've been fascinated by the surging number of animal escapes this year -- most...

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Horrifying Animal Slaughter At Children's Zoo

Mail Online | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Zoos, Animals, Childrens Zoo Slaughter, Green News

Vandals slaughtered up to 50 animals at a children's zoo leaving a trail of devastation. About 30 rabbits and 20 chickens were found dead following...

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"Monkey Bear" Cubs Debut At San Diego Zoo

AP | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green

Read More: San Diego Zoo, Zoos, Monkey Bears, Animals, Bornean Sun Bears, Green News

SAN DIEGO — Two endangered Bornean sun bear cubs have been introduced at the San Diego Zoo. The twin cubs were born at the zoo on Oct. 25 and m...

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Cairo Zoo Offers Time Inside Cage With Animals

Globalpost | Theodore May | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Globalpost, Zoos, Cairo Zoo, Animals, Cairo, Egypt, Zoo, World News

CAIRO, Egypt -- An Egyptian family asked to play with the lions. Two dollars, said the zookeeper. The mother nodded and the zoo employee motioned to...

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Groundhog Bites Bloomberg After Getting Teased (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Zoos, Marmots, Groundhog Day, Groundhogs, Michael Bloomberg, Groundhog Bites Bloomberg, Animals, Green News

Yesterday being Groundhog Day, New Yorck City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to schlep out to Staten Island and lure a captive groundhog out of a shack i...

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The Real Cost of "Virtual" Nature

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Videophilia, Zoos, Elephants, Animatronic Elephants, Zoo Elephants, Sea World, Peta, Los Angeles Zoo, Virtual Nature, Richard Louv, Robert Kennedy Jr., Nature-Deficit Disorder, Children, Animals, Los Angeles, Electronic Media, Technology, Green News
Brenda Scott Royce

A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.

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Zoo Is Not a Dirty Word

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 12.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Wildlife Sanctuary, Zoos, Zoological Gardens, Elephants, Pachyderm, Conservation, Animals, Los Angeles Zoo, Living News
Brenda Scott Royce

A small, vocal group of animal activists in Los Angeles is mounting a campaign to halt construction on the new elephant exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo, and to send its Asian bull elephant to a sanctuary.

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