Zoo

Punch the baby macaque opens up to troop mates

Sanctuary caregivers report the orphaned macaque now spends more time with peers than with his comfort toy

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.
A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Abandoned baby monkey charms Tokyo zoo visitors by befriending stuffed orangutan

Adventure Park at the Biblical Zoo.

Even after his passing: The zoo director's dream becomes reality

 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure


How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study

Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Zoo in Denmark asks public for unwanted pets to feed its carnivores

The animals cannot have been treated for illness for at least 30 days prior to being donated.

A tiger at Aalborg Zoo.

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo employee succumbs to wounds sustained in leopard attack

The employee sustained severe injuries to the neck and upper body, and was declared dead after prolonged resuscitation efforts at Hadassah-University Medical Center.

Uriel Nuri, employee of The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

TAU Is Redefining Zoological Research and Conservation

The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation Animal Habitat Initiative will significantly upgrade the animal and outreach facilities at its Zoological Research Garden

 Deer in the central area

Rare parrots stolen from Jerusalem zoo returned, suspect arrested

Zoo CEO Sigalit Hertz said that they believe the three individuals were "animal traffickers who knew exactly what to steal."

 36 parrots stolen from Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo

Mommy, a 100-year-old tortoise, becomes the oldest first-time mother of her species

The hatchlings are the offspring of Mommy and Abrazzo, two Western Santa Cruz tortoises and the zoo's two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100 years old.

 Mommy, a 100-year-old tortoise, becomes the oldest first-time mother of her species.

Thieves steal rare, valuable parrots in Israeli zoo break-in

Chicks were also found dead, and the zoo said it was unclear whether they were poisoned or died from stress.

 Stookey, an Eclectus parrot - one of the parrots that was stolen

Beersheba’s Midbarium: Israel’s newest zoo is unlike any other

Midbarium is called an experiential animal park because one of its main goals is to allow visitors to experience animals’ movements and behaviors.

 In the Beersheba Midbarium, visitors can ride up in an elevator to see the world from the same height as a giraffe.

Roxie, a 3-months-old baby red panda, died of fireworks-induced stress

Roxie had recently lost her mother, Ginger, who died unexpectedly just five days earlier.

 Roxie, the baby red panda.

Israeli animation film won first place at International Film Festival

The Israeli short film, directed by Dovi Keich, won Best Animation for Children at the Girona International Film Festival.

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