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China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta as part of 'panda diplomacy' tradition

The zoo, which previously housed pandas from 1999 to 2024, announced an agreement in ​April with the China Wildlife Conservation Association to host the two bears.

ILLUSTRATIVE: Seven-month-old male giant panda cub Satrio Wiratama, known as Rio, is pictured at the Panda Palace of Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor, West Java, on June 20, 2026. Rio is the first panda cub born in Indonesia via artificial insemination from a breeding pair brought from China in 2017.
Ten-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs play next to their mother Dini, 10, during their debut at Taman Safari Indonesia in Pasuruan in East Java province on June 4, 2026.

‘Child predator tour’: Chester Zoo corrects awkward ticket listing caused by computer error

A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2024.

At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

A pair of tigers. Illustration.

Love is in the Air: The Biblical Zoo's new pair of tigers have moved in together


Chipoffu the Hippo joins friends in Midbarium in Be'er Sheva

Today (Thursday) is International Hippopotamus Day and this is an excellent opportunity to meet Chipoffu, a new resident in Midbarium in Be'er Sheva.


Negev Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe

Celebrating new life at the Negev Zoo.

 A baby giraffe is pictured at its enclosure at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City, Mexico

WATCH: Sea lion uses NYC flooding to make grand escape

The sea lion was only out for a brief period of time and never left the sight of Central Park Zoo personnel.

A sick sea lion is shown at the Marine Mammal Care Center, as it recovers from toxic algae that is being blamed for causing sickness to sea lions and dolphins along the coast of Southern California, in San Pedro, California, U.S., June 23, 2023.

Psychedelic rock gecko should be priority for conservationists - study

The psychedelic rock gecko faces loss of habitat and overharvesting alongside 484 species of reptiles.

 Leopard gecko, found between Iran and India.

World's first spotless brown giraffe cub takes the world by storm

The Bright's Zoo authorities have shared that the young giraffe has already reached a height of approximately two meters.

 A rare spotless giraffe born at Bright's Zoo is seen in Johnson City, Tennessee, US.

Lioness shot dead after escaping from South Korean farm

The animal was shot dead after being discovered by authorities in bushes near the farm about an hour after escaping the farm.

 Two African lionesses walking in dry land in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Sun bear is definitely not a human in a costume, Chinese zoo says

After a video showing their sun bear standing sparked online rumors that it was actually a person in a costume, the zoo released a statement assuring the public otherwise.

Sun Bear (Helarctos Malayanus) Pengo At Enclosure At Wellington Zoo, Wellington New Zealand.

Scientists unlock the secret to virgin birth in animals

A team of scientists found the reason for the bizarre phenomenon after researching gene strands of fruit flies.

 A female fruit fly.

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo welcomes birth of new baby giraffe

Mazal tov: Baby South African giraffe Eli is born at the Biblical Zoo

 THE ‘STIFF-NECKED people’ get a new long-necked wonder.

Police hunt for escaped lion on southern edge of Berlin

Germany's federal office for civil protection issued a warning to locals, also advising them to keep any pets indoors.

One of the young lion siblings is pictured through a glass window at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2020. Picture taken December 18, 2020.