Zoo

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

As Tu B'Av and International Tiger Day coincide, Rimba and Jakarta have completed months of courtship and begun living together. The Jerusalem Zoo hopes they will help save an endangered species.

A pair of tigers. Illustration.
A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan October 16, 2024.

He went to work as usual: Husband investigated for burning wife's body in zoo’s animal incinerator

A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen.

Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run

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

Viral baby monkey Punch finds girlfriend


How do gorillas get our attention? A special scream called 'snough' - study

An experiment on gorillas in an Atlanta zoo found that they could be moderate vocal learners, indicating that language as a growth communicator may not be unique to humans.

 A mountain gorilla in the Volcano National Park.

Zoos: Cruel cages or compassionate conservation?

Zoos have come under incredible assault, as places that are utterly immoral prisons of cages for animals that should be allowed to roam free

 VISITORS WATCH a polar bear at Central Park Zoo in New York.

Jerusalem's best, family friendly activities

From indoor amusement parks to zoos to interactive museums, Jerusalem may just be Israel’s most kid-friendly city. A comprehensive guide for all the family.

 AWAITING THEIR turn to ride Discovery 360, one of Magic Kass’s many rides.

COVID-19: 14-year-old tiger dies of coronavirus in Ohio

Jupiter died at the Columbus Zoo after developing pneumonia caused by COVID-19 complications.

Siberian Tiger in the Philadelphia Zoo

An exploration of art, dance and extinction

In her video art, Arif-Galanti employed thousands of still images from the local zoo’s museum to weave a kaleidoscope of stuffed animals, dead insects and fauna granted a second leave of life.

 EINAT ARIF Galanti’s ‘If a Tree Falls in a Forest.’

Ancient giraffes had shorter necks and armored heads - study

New fossils found in northern China have revealed that ancient giraffes had a disk-shaped bone structure on their heads intended for head-butting opponents.

 A giraffe in the Akagera National Park.

Genetic link found between ancient Iberian and Israeli dogs

Studying the characteristics of Iberian dogs during the Chalcolithic period will help researchers understand human interests in their maintenance and breeding.

 Mesolithic Muge dog illustration. An illustrated recreation of a dog that lived before the Chalcolithic dogs.

Jerusalem's biblical zoo revives tiger exhibit with endangered species

The exhibit's new resident, Jakarta, is a Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered subspecies.

Siberian Tiger in the Philadelphia Zoo

First sloth born in Middle East to have gender reveal Jan 29

The sloth, which was born on October 16, 2021, has yet to be revealed to the general public.

 The Green Planet – Dubai's baby sloth, the first of its kind born in the Middle East.

Here are Jerusalem's biblical zoo upcoming plans

Corona times have proven challenging for most of Jerusalem’s attractions, but for the zoo's team, it has provided them with amazing opportunities for growth and renewal.

 JERUSALEM PACHYDERMS: Tamar (L) and Susan.