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Inuka, first polar bear born in the tropics, may be put down

AnelderlypolarbearatSingaporezoo,oneofthesite'smostbelovedanimals,maybeputdownafteritshealthdeterioratedmarkedly,thezoooperatorsaidThursday.Inuka,thefirstpolarb

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Indonesia zoo condemned after orangutan is seen smoking cigarette

AnIndonesiazoonotoriousforitsmistreatmentofanimalsisbeingslammedafteravideoshowinganorangutansmokingacigaretteinthezooemergedonline.Inthevideo,avisitorcanbeseen

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London zoo names newborn Okapi after Meghan Markle

MeghanMarkle,theAmericanactresswhoisengagedtoBritain’sPrinceHarry,hasanewnamesakeafterLondonzoonamedajust-bornOkapiafterherinhonorofherweddinginMay.MeghantheOka

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Fire at London Zoo, one aardvark missing

AfirebrokeoutatLondonZooearlyonSaturdaymorning,engulfingacafeandshopnearananimalpettingarea,andleavingoneaardvarkmissing.Severalstaffweretreatedforsmokeinhalati

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Baby panda makes press debut at Japan zoo

AbabypandabornsixmonthsagomadeitsdebutbeforethecamerasinJapanMonday,adaybeforeadotingpublicgetsaneagerly-awaitedglimpseofthecuddlyanimal.ThepandanamedXiangXiang

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French president Macron celebrates birthday with panda cub Yuan Meng

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrononSaturdayvisitedYuanMeng,thecountry'sfirst-everpandacub,whilehewascelebratinghis40thbirthdaywithfamilyatBeauvalzooinSaint-Aignan,c

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Pop-up penguins shock China zoo visitors

VisitorsexpectinganarrayofexoticanimalsatazooinsouthernChinawereleftdisappointedwhentheywereconfrontedwithinflatablepenguins.AsthefirstzootobesetupinYulin,Guang

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Tiger attacks employee at zoo in Russia's west

AtigeratthezooinRussia'swesternmostregionattackedoneofthestaffaftersheenteredtheenclosureinviolationofsafetyregulations,zooauthoritiessaid.TheKaliningradZoosaid

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Record-breaking 322,581 names proposed for baby panda in Tokyo

AbabypandabornataTokyozoohasbecomethenewstarofJapan,asarecord-smashing322,581proposalshavebeensubmittedforthecub'sname,accordingtoareportbyAsahiShimbun.Asthefir

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Giant tortoise that fled Japan zoo found 140 metres away

AgianttortoisethatmadeabreakfromaJapanesezoohasbeenfoundsafeandsoundtwoweeksafteritescaped--just140metresfromthepark.Abuh,agianttortoisewhofledaJapanzoo,wasspot

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France's first lady to become Huan Huan panda's twins' godmother

France's first lady Brigitte Macron will be named godmother of the expected twin cubs, the first babies panda in the European country, Beauval zoo officials said Thursday.

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Triplet giant pandas celebrate 3rd birthday

The world's only giant panda triplets celebrated their third birthday on Saturday at the Chimelong Safari Park in south China's Guangzhou Province.

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Triplet giant pandas celebrate 3rd birthday

Theworld'sonlygiantpandatripletscelebratedtheirthirdbirthdayonSaturdayattheChimelongSafariParkinsouthChina'sGuangzhouProvince.Twoofgiantpandasareeatingtheirfood

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China’s zoos help cool down animals as summer heat continues

Animal keepers at zoos throughout China are helping their dwellers stay cool as the summer's sweltering heat wave continues.

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China’s zoos help cool down animals as summer heat continues

AnimalkeepersatzoosthroughoutChinaarehelpingtheirdwellersstaycoolasthesummer'sswelteringheatwavecontinues.Keepersareusingiceblocksandcoldwatertocooldownoverheat

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Refreshing treats help zoo animals keep cool during summer

China's summer heatwave has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in many cities across the country. The scorching weather can be extremely uncomfortable for zoo animals, but Chinese zoo keepers have taken creative measures to help their animals stay cool.

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Zoo animals cool off in hot summer

A tiger takes a shower to stay cool at a zoo in Jinan, East China's Shandong province during a stretch of hot weather, July 11, 2017.