Zoo
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Legacy of Flaco, Escaped Zoo Owl, to Live at Museum in His Neighborhood
Remains from the Eurasian eagle-owl, whose year on the loose captivated New York City, will be kept at the American Museum of Natural History.
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How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction
The feisty Lord Howe Island stick insect crawling on the gloved hand of Kyle Kassel, a keeper at the San Diego Zoo, had no idea that he shouldn’t exist. The intrepid insect, nicknamed a tree lobster because some grow to eight inches, seemed ...
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After Outlawing Public Zoos, Costa Rica Relocates Hundreds of Animals
Some of the animals will stay in sanctuaries, while others may be released into the wild.
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Health
This Gorilla’s Caregivers Face Familiar Questions About Aging
Winston, an older silverback, is getting enviable medical treatment. Now his keepers must confront an issue that vexes doctors and older humans, too: How much intervention is too much?
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Panda Diplomacy Might Not Be Dead Just Yet
The fur balls might be coming back to Washington and San Diego. Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said in a speech on Wednesday night that his nation’s best diplomats, giant pandas, might soon return to zoos in the United States that have recently sent ...
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Sea Lion Escapes From Central Park Zoo Enclosure During Flooding
A female seal lion escaped from her enclosure at the Central Park Zoo briefly on Friday, swimming out of the pool where she is kept when the heavy rains lashing New York City flooded the zoo grounds. Workers monitored the animal’s movements as she ...
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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.
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Flaco, Central Park Zoo Owl, Tastes Freedom and Isn’t Rushing to Return
Not straying far from the zoo but not going back either, a bird of prey on the loose faces serious challenges to survival.
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An Owl Named Flaco Is Loose in Central Park, With Vandals to Blame
After leaving his damaged Central Park Zoo enclosure the night before, a Eurasian eagle-owl was the subject of an intense rescue effort as darkness and temperatures fell on Friday.