Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.
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Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says
Camera footage showed Roxie, a three-month-old, agitated by the noise. She died shortly afterward.
Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says
Camera footage showed Roxie, a three-month-old, agitated by the noise. She died shortly afterward.
What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death
A philosopher journeys into the world of comparative thanatology, which explores how animals of all kinds respond to death and dying.
A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species
With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.
5 Provisions in China’s Panda Contracts With U.S. Zoos
Normally confidential contracts show that U.S. zoos are accepting increasingly strict terms governing panda cams and public statements.
Latest WWF Wildlife Survey Points to ‘Alarming’ Declines
The results from an important ongoing assessment look grim. But the survey is often misunderstood.
Is That a Panda at the Zoo? Or a Dog in a Disguise?
Zoos around the world have occasionally used a little dye, or just brazenness, to pass off one animal as another.
Namibia to Cull More Than 700 Wild Animals for Meat During Major Drought
The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down on dangerous cross-species encounters.
In Brazil, Wildfires Roar Across the Pantanal as Rare Wildlife Dies
In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everglades.