Children play with snow leopard in Zoo, in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, on Saturday Dec. 2, 2023. The species is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia (@montgomeryzooandmannmuseum/CEN)

Playful Snow Leopard Chases Girl Running Past Enclosure

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 20, 2023

Playful snow leopard chases a young girl as she runs up and down outside its enclosure at a zoo. Footage filmed by the girl's amazed family shows the young leopard…

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Image shows the new broad-snouted caiman, undated photo. It hatched at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, in June 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Baby Caiman Stuns Zookeepers By Hatching A Month Early

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 6, 2023

A baby broad-snouted caiman has baffled zookeepers by nipping out a month ahead of schedule. The tiny croc was spotted by delighted zoogoers in Zurich, Switzerland, on 28th June who…

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Image shows the Chilean flamingo offspring at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, undated photo. The species is listed as 'Near Threatened' on IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. (Zurich Zoo, Fabio Sueess/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Boasts With Two Near Threatened Chilean Flamingo Chicks As More Are Yet To Hatch

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 5, 2023

A zoo in Switzerland has boasted with two adorable Chilean flamingo chicks as zookeepers await for more to hatch soon. The two fluffy flamingo chicks overjoyed authorities at the Zurich…

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Image shows freshly prepared food and vegetable for the animals at the Zurich Zoo, Switzerland, undated photo. They get delivered to the tropical Masoala rainforest enclosure three times a week. (Zurich Zoo, Daniel Egger/Newsflash)

Keepers Reveal How They Feed 500 Animals Their Perfect Diet

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 24, 2023

Zoo keepers in Switzerland have given a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the mind bug-ling menu demands of hundreds of animals in their rainforest enclosure. 11,000 square metre (118,400 square feet) enclosure…

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Image shows the large flying fox offspring at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. The species is listed as 'endangered' on IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes Three Endangered Megabat Young In Rainforest Enclosure

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:August 22, 2023

Officials at the oldest zoo in the world have been thrilled with the recent birth of three endangered megabat in the rainforest enclosure. The three large flying fox offspring sent…

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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

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:August 13, 2023

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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