Zoo

At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

Municipal records show that there were a number of zoos in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war erupted, displaying exotic and wild animals, including lions and eagles.

A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2024.
A pair of tigers. Illustration.

Love is in the Air: The Biblical Zoo's new pair of tigers have moved in together

A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan October 16, 2024.

He went to work as usual: Husband investigated for burning wife's body in zoo’s animal incinerator

A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen.

Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run


Meet Jerusalem Zoo's new cub: The lion called Lion

Lion’s sibling has not been named yet because zookeepers are waiting to discover its gender.

YASHA THE lioness is seen with her six-week-old Asiatic lion cubs, at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in on May 6

In historic first, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo welcomes Asiatic lion cubs

The cubs will soon be shown to the public, since the famous Jerusalem zoo has opened its doors once again now that many of the coronavirus restrictions have been lifted.

A lioness seen with her 6-weeks-old Asiatic lion cubs, at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem on May 6, 2020.

Alligator who survived WW2 bombing raid, Cold War dies at 84

Rumors were abound that the alligator may have spent some years as part of Adolf Hitler's personal collection.

Alligator approached the 18th hole water edge during the third round of the Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana

'Tiger King' LGBTQ zoo-keeper hopes fame aids the gender pronoun debate

Throughout the series the good-natured keeper is referred to as "she" despite identifying as male since childhood.

Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, that the zoo said on April 5, 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in an undated handout photo provided by the Bronx zoo in New York

'Covid,' 'Quarantine' suggested names for newborn animals in Colombian zoo

The potential names are also being considered for a white-tailed deer born just over a fortnight ago.

Cotton-top Tamarin at Zoo Lagos, Portugal.

‘Where the cows have already come home’

A personal experience with animal tourism in Israel

Cow illustrative

Grapevine: Civic city‏

“Teddy’s concept is more important today than ever,” Snyder said, as spoke of plans for the cultural, social and economic integration of the various components of the city’s demographic mosaic.

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A zoo with a message

How Beersheba’s Negev Zoo is transforming the way people see animals

NEGEV ZOO educational director Sefi Horesh leads a tour.