Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Names Labour Minister As Capybaras’ Godfather Weeks After Banning Public From Naming Animals
Image shows Austrian minister of labour Martin Kocher, 49, and Schoenbrunn Zoo director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, 55, undated photo. The politician sponsored the capybaras at the zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Names Labour Minister As Capybaras’ Godfather Weeks After Banning Public From Naming Animals

The oldest zoo in the world has appointed a politician as godfather of its new capybara offspring just several weeks after announcing it would ban public members from naming their…

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Read more about the article South American Fur Seal Badly Injured By Plastic Sheet Stuck Over Its Head Is Released Back Into The Wild
Picture shows an injured juvenile South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis), on July 1, 2023. It was rescued, treated and returned to the sea in Punta Medanos, Argentina on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

South American Fur Seal Badly Injured By Plastic Sheet Stuck Over Its Head Is Released Back Into The Wild

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A happy ending for this South American fur seal that almost died when it got its head stuck in a piece of plastic sheeting that opened up a gaping wound…

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Read more about the article Conservation Win As 86 Giant Tortoises Introduced On Galapagos Island
Picture shows some of the released tortoises (Chelonidis hoodensis) in Galapagos, Ecuador, undated. Eighty-six tortoises part captive breeding program, closed in 2021 reached the conditions of ideal morphometric measures to incorporate into their natural habitat. (Parque Nacional Galapagos/Newsflash)

Conservation Win As 86 Giant Tortoises Introduced On Galapagos Island

This heartwarming footage shows how conservationists released 86 young giant tortoises bred in captivity into their natural habitat in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is the…

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Read more about the article New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body
Photo shows a new species of lizard discovered in Otishi National Park in Peru, undated. This new species belongs to the genus Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae) whose greatest diversity is found in the Andean foothills and whose specimens are characterized by having a tail longer than the body. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body

A new species of lizard with a tail longer than its entire body has been discovered in Peru. The species- named 'Proctoporus titans' - was found in the Andes mountains…

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Read more about the article Endangered Loggerheads Released Back Into Sea
A Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta) is returned to the sea in San Clemente, Argentina, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Three Loggerhead sea turtle were rescued from the nets of a fishermen who collaborates with the rescue centre, examined, treated and released. (Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

Endangered Loggerheads Released Back Into Sea

Three endangered loggerhead sea turtles have been returned to the sea after they were rescued from fishing nets off the coast of Argentina. Experts from Fundacion Mundo Marino set the…

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Read more about the article World’s First Albino Ocelot Found In The Wild Gets New Home In Zoo
Picture shows the first albino Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), undated. It was found in Amalfi, Colombia, and has reached adulthood and weighs 12.8 kilogrames. (Corantioquia/Newsflash)

World’s First Albino Ocelot Found In The Wild Gets New Home In Zoo

A beautiful white kitten that grew up to be a big cat has been identified as the world's first-ever wild albino ocelot. The albino feline that was found as a…

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Read more about the article 20 Per Cent Of Animal Species Face Extinction
Image shows a Vietnamese sika deer at the Vienna Zoo, Austria, undated photo. The IUCN reported that about 20 per cent of all animal species that they recorded are threatened with extinction as of October 2022. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

20 Per Cent Of Animal Species Face Extinction

Wildlife experts have used Halloween pumpkins to reveal the real-life horror of animal extinction. New figures show that 20 per cent of all animal species are under threat of dying…

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Read more about the article Vienna Zoo Species Protection Project Ensures Survival Of One Of The Rarest Turtle Species In The World
Image shows a northern river terrapin, undated photo. The Vienna Zoo in Austria began the conservation project for the northern river terrapin in 2010. (Rupert Kainradl/Newsflash)

Vienna Zoo Species Protection Project Ensures Survival Of One Of The Rarest Turtle Species In The World

The oldest zoo in the world has celebrated Reptile Awareness Day by highlighting a conservation project aimed to ensure the survival of one of the rarest turtle species in the…

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