Chester Zoo’s same-sex penguin couple hatch rare chick

Chester Zoo is celebrating the hatching of 10 Humboldt penguin chicks, with one chick being raised by a same-sex penguin couple named Scampi and Flounder. The highly threatened Humboldt penguin chicks started hatching from their eggs in April and have …

Meet the cutest new arrivals being celebrated at Telford's Hoo Zoo

The playful pair were born in late spring at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford and are now delighting visitors as they explore the zoo’s spacious woodland lemur habitat for the first time. The new arrivals were born to experienced mums Rakoto and Abi, …

Zoo Knoxville brings animal ambassadors to McGhee Tyson

To celebrate American Zoo Day, July 1, and connect with travelers from around the country, Zoo Knoxville made a special appearance at McGhee Tyson Airport. Guests were greeted by two of the zoo’s popular animal ambassadors — Pedzi, an African-crested …

Birmingham Zoo’s jaguar Khan heading to Florida zoo as part of Species Survival Plan

Khan, the jaguar at Birmingham Zoo, is moving to a zoo in Melbourne, Fla., as part of the Species Survival Plan.   Special to the News   Khan, the 11-year-old jaguar at the Birmingham Zoo, arrived in Birmingham in 2017 from the Jacksonville Zoo and quickly …

From ‘Kopi Peng’ to ‘Tuah’: Malaysians flood Zoo Melaka contest to name panther cub, submission form closes early

MELAKA, July 4 — A Zoo Melaka contest that invited the public to name a black panther cub has seemingly closed ahead of schedule, after drawing thousands of submissions. The competition, which was scheduled to run from July 1 to July 25, aimed to name a …

Zoo releases critically endangered frogs into NSW national park

More than 500 critically endangered frogs have been released into the Brindabella National Park in New South Wales. Fewer than 1,200 mature northern corroboree frogs are estimated to remain in the wild. The 544 juveniles – the largest cohort to be released …

Same-sex penguin couple hatch rare chick at zoo

Angela FergusonBBC News, Cheshire ShareSave Scampi and Flounder are "devoted" parents to the chick, the zoo said A rare chick has been hatched and raised by a same-sex penguin couple at Chester Zoo. The Humboldt chick is one of 10 to have hatched …

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'Animals and All That Jazz' at the Indianapolis Zoo continues through July

INDIANAPOLIS — Call it a menagerie with music! The story in the video player takes you to "Animals and All That Jazz." The zoo's concerts for the whole family continue until the end of the July. The music happens at the open-air Bicentennial …