#Wild fox kills 25 flamingos, 1 duck at Smithsonian National Zoo

#Wild fox kills 25 flamingos, 1 duck at Smithsonian National Zoo

“Wild fox kills 25 flamingos, 1 duck at Smithsonian National Zoo” A wild fox killed 25 American flamingos and a Northern pintail duck at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., zoo officials said Tuesday. Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Bird House discovered the dead birds and spotted the fox in the outdoor…

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#Halloween baby rhino treat born at Dutch zoo

#Halloween baby rhino treat born at Dutch zoo

“#Halloween baby rhino treat born at Dutch zoo” Arnhem, Netherlands, Oct 28 – A Dutch zoo says it has received a pre-Halloween treat in the form of a baby male square-lipped rhinoceros born on Tuesday. Marleen Giesen of the Royal Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem said mother and baby were healthy and the calf has been…

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#Girl, 5, bitten on face by venomous snake at petting zoo

#Girl, 5, bitten on face by venomous snake at petting zoo

“#Girl, 5, bitten on face by venomous snake at petting zoo” This predator isn’t the best to pet. A little girl visiting Russia’s Butterflies Park petting zoo recently learned that not all of the animals there are truly ideal for petting.  Five-year-old Viktoria was interacting with a rufous beaked snake when the predatory reptile curled…

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#Penguins missing visitors at locked-down Thai Zoo: Keepers

#Penguins missing visitors at locked-down Thai Zoo: Keepers

“#Penguins missing visitors at locked-down Thai Zoo: Keepers” CHONBURI, Thailand, Aug 5 – The flip flop sound of penguin feet rang out at an empty zoo in Thailand on Thursday as a parade of birds waddled out of their enclosure for their daily splash in a pool to keep them healthy during a COVID-19 lockdown. Thailand is fighting its…

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#First female monkey ‘boss’ takes over at Japanese zoo

#First female monkey ‘boss’ takes over at Japanese zoo

“#First female monkey ‘boss’ takes over at Japanese zoo” Humans aren’t the only primates touting feminism. A 9-year-old female macaque at a nature reserve in Japan has taken over her troop of 677 monkeys, Mainichi Japan reported on Monday. Yakei, at the Takasakiyama Zoological Garden in Oita city, began her meteoric rise to top banana…

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