The names, Sita and Akbar, evoking a Hindu goddess and a Muslim emperor, drew outrage from Hindu activists who saw it as blasphemy.
Tag: Zoos
San Diego Zoo Could Be First in U.S. to Get Pandas From China Again
China said it reached agreements with zoos to again send giant pandas to the United States and Europe, continuing a tradition of animal-based diplomacy.
Britain Says Bye-Bye to Its Only Pandas as They’ll Soon Depart for China
The playful, waddling bears charmed millions of people at the Edinburgh Zoo of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Panda Diplomacy Might Not Be Dead Just Yet
President Xi Jinping of China said his country may keep sending giant pandas to the United States. The National Zoo in Washington sent three of them back to China last week.
London Zoo Weighs Its Animals. All 14,000 of Them.
It can’t be easy to weigh a meerkat, but boy, does it look like fun.
Chinese Zoo: This Is a Real Sun Bear, Not a Costume
“Some people think I look too human when I stand up,” the Hangzhou Zoo’s statement said, after a video prompted internet conspiracy theories. “I am a Malayan sun bear!”
They Cuddled a Kiwi. New Zealand Said, ‘Stop That.’
Video of the national bird being handled by Miami zoo visitors caused an outcry in New Zealand. Even the prime minister weighed in.
A Panda Is Coming Home, and Her Chinese Fans Say It’s About Time
Ya Ya, who has been at the Memphis Zoo for 20 years, will soon return to China, where a campaign accusing the zoo of mistreating her has resonated on social media.
A Chimpanzee Escaped From a Ukrainian Zoo. She Returned on a Bicycle.
The adventures of Chichi the chimpanzee were shared widely on social media, delighting residents of Kharkiv, a city that has faced ceaseless bombardment by Russian forces.
Fast-Spreading Wildfires Kill at Least 37 People in Algeria
The government blamed extreme heat and strong winds. Heat waves in the North African nation, about 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara, are expected to increase in frequency and severity.