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News Articles: zoos

A Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchling is shown, one of four that hatched recently at the Philadelphia Zoo.

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  • Animals

Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few thousand remain globally, according to estimates by experts.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Lun Lun

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  • Animals

After two decades, Zoo Atlanta's set to say goodbye to its giant pandas

The zoo's four pandas are set to depart this month, and return to China.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Ahmad Jumaa, Fathi Jumaa's son, holds parrots from their zoo in Rafah.

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  • World

Some animals from a Gaza zoo are now displaced along with their owner

The Rafah zoo owner drove caged animals with him as he fled the city. He left three lions behind.

June 15, 2024
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By:
  • Anas Baba and
  • Daniel Estrin
Two baby pandas.

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  • Animals

Giant pandas leaving Zoo Atlanta to China later this year

The giant panda agreement between China and Zoo Atlanta expires later this year, meaning plans for the four pandas, Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun, to travel to China are underway.

May 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A giant panda called Po takes a rest inside his exhibit at Zoo Atlanta, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Atlanta.

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  • Animals

Zoo Atlanta may soon be the last place to see giant pandas in US

The National Zoo's three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue. The departure of the bears from the nation's capital would mean the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that agreement expires next year.

October 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A reticulated giraffe was born without spots at Brights Zoo in northeastern Tennessee at the end of July. The zoo is asking the public to cast their vote on what to name her.

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  • Animals

A rare spotless giraffe was born in a Tennessee zoo

Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

August 22, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
People look at a lowland gorillas at the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit on July 8, 2003, in New York City.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A movie theater for gorillas

After the Toronto Zoo warned visitors against showing videos to gorillas, NPR's Scott Simon wonders what sort of motion pictures might entertain a great ape.

July 15, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Zoos across the country are taking several steps to help animals beat the heat this summer.

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  • Animals

With record-breaking heat, zoos are finding ways to keep their animals cool

Extreme temperatures are taking a toll on zoo animals. Zoos throughout the U.S. are finding ways to help animals beat the heat.

August 06, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
A face only a mother could love: a Madagascar hissing cockroach (<em>Gromphadorhina portentosa</em>)

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  • Strange News

For Valentine's Day, the Bronx Zoo lets you name a roach after your sweetheart

The Bronx Zoo is offering an unusual way to show your undying love: its Name a Roach program. For $15, you can name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your special someone.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws International, comforts Kaavan during his examination at the zoo in Islamabad, before leaving for Cambodia.

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  • World

'He Will Be A Happier Elephant': Vet Describes What It Was Like To Rescue Kaavan

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, says the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. Khalil sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.

December 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman

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