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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


Giant panda in South Korea gives birth to healthy twin cubs

A giant panda named Ai Bao gave birth to healthy twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea.

 Giant Panda Ai Bao holds her baby panda with mouth after giving birth to twin at Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, July 11, 2023.

Investigation underway after porcupines escape from zoo

Police said Tuesday that a missing porcupine had returned to the central German zoo from which it went missing while another one remains missing.

Indian crested porcupine

This week in Jerusalem: Born to be wild

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 IS MYOPIA common among ultra-Orthodox students?

Mexican zookeeper accused of slaughtering rare goats for holiday dinner

The zookeeper in Mexico was also accused of trafficking rare animals.

Petting the goat, Iza Paziza, at Moshav Tal Shahar

Pigeons can understand space and time, match wits with AI - study

The finding underscores that animals beyond humans and primates show abstract intelligence.

Not a bird brain

Name a roach at Toronto Zoo - a fitting tribute to your ex this valentine's day

The perfect charitable $25 dollar tribute is already sold out for 2023.

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Dallas Zoo clouded leopard Nova was missing in zoo for hours

The clouded leopard, an average-sized adult named Nova, seemingly broke out of her habitat's mesh enclosure through an existing tear.

 The clouded leopard

Leopard escapes at Dallas zoo, prompting closure, 'Code Blue' alert

The escaped big cat is likely scared and unlikely to cause harm, zoo officials say.

 The clouded leopard

German zoo gets $26 million from widow of animal-loving Holocaust survivor

Reichert died in February 2021, at the age of 96, and it was not until recently that her estate was settled and funds could be disbursed.

 The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

Persian leopard makes aliyah from France to Ramat Gan Safari

The Safari Ramat Gan's new inhabitant comes from France and understands English but will get an Israeli name soon.

Arabian leopard in the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates