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The plight of Thailand elephants deteriorates due to pandemic

Underfed and chained up for endless hours, many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector may starve, be sold to zoos or be shifted into the illegal logging trade, animal rights campaigners w

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Rare animals in China: Giant panda

When talking about Chinese wildlife, giant pandas are often the first thing that comes to mind. You have probably seen pandas in a zoo or in the Hollywood blockbuster K

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China Focus: Tourist sites eye virtual tours to keep business rolling

Walking past traditional Chinese buildings with cream-colored walls topped with dark tiles, a golden sea of rapeseed flowers and lush green bamboo forests, Huang Min,

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Tiny snails make journey back to Bermuda from extinction

An invertebrate specialists is examining a lesser Bermuda snail. /VCGThousands of tropical snails, believed to be extinct in the wild for more than 15 years, have been

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Australia races to save wildlife impacted by fires

An injured koala is treated for burns. /Zoos Victoria Most of Australia's bushfires have been contained, but scientists are racing to save scores of wild species that have been impacted.While

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Penguins love short words like humans, study finds

Researchers analysed 590 "display songs" and found they followed the same laws as human speech.

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Wild grey seal caught clapping on camera for first time

The diver who captured the phenomenon says he has been trying to film wild seals clapping underwater for 17 years.

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Critically endangered black rhino born in UK

A critically endangered eastern black rhino calf has been born in Wales, Britain for the first time, local media reported. Eastern black rhinos are classed as critically endangered due to poaching an

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20 panda cubs send Chinese New Year greetings in SW China

Panda cubs take photos with their keepers at the Shenshuping base of the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in the city of Chengdu, southwest China's Sich

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Twin pandas born in Belgium win "Panda Cub of the Year" Gold Award

00:36 Bao Di and Bao Mei, the twin giant pandas born last year in the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza, won the "Panda Cub of the Year" Gold Award on Friday.The 2019 Giant Pa

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Two giant pandas born in Belgium win "Panda Cub of the Year" Gold Award

Bao Di and Bao Mei, the two giant pandas born last year in the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza, won the "Panda Cub of the Year" Gold Award on Friday. The ceremony of 2019 Giant Panda Global Awards was he

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Giant pandas attract European kids celebrating New Year

As Europe crosses over into a new year, many European families have chosen to visit zoos as a way to celebrate new year -- with giant pandas. In the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, Chinese giant panda co