Tag Archives: Zoos

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 11, 2021
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Zoos Are Bad for Animals

Many of them aspire to be good civic institutions that care for animals on their grounds and in the wild. But is it really worth their captivity?

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #animal-behavior, #animals, #assn-of-zoosaquariums, #biodiversity, #breeding-of-animals, #conservation-of-resources, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #zoos

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The New York Times 7:00 am on May 11, 2021
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Why Do Humans Feed So Many Animals?

Researchers want to learn more about the connections between humans and the feeding of birds, beasts and other fauna.

#animal-behavior, #archaeology-and-anthropology, #birds, #cats, #delhi-india, #dogs, #great-britain, #isotopes, #monkeys-and-apes, #pet-foods, #pets, #rome-italy, #your-feed-science, #zoos

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The New York Times 10:23 am on May 10, 2021
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Was That a Giant Cat? Leopards Escape, and a Zoo Keeps Silent (at First).

The Hangzhou Safari Park in China did not admit that it was missing three of its animals for weeks, while a farmer wondered if the creature in the tea bushes was an oversize feline.

#china, #leopards, #zoos

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The New York Times 11:20 pm on April 20, 2021
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After ‘Tiger King,’ Law Proposed to Protect Big Cats

The Big Cat Public Safety Act has been introduced before, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes the public outcry from the Netflix documentary series will finally help it become law.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #baskin-carole, #big-cat-rescue, #blumenthal-richard, #law-and-legislation, #maldonado-passage-joseph, #netflix-inc, #senate, #tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-tv-program, #tigers, #wildlife-sanctuaries-and-nature-reserves, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #zoos

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The New York Times 10:05 am on April 8, 2021
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Jack Hanna Has Dementia, His Family Says

The 74-year-old is believed to have developed Alzheimer’s disease and will retire from public life, his daughters said in a letter.

#animals, #columbus-zoo-and-aquarium, #conservation-of-resources, #content-type-personal-profile, #hanna-jack, #ohio, #television, #zoos

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The New York Times 5:20 pm on February 18, 2021
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Meet Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret

Her birth represents the first cloning of an endangered species native to North America, and may bring needed genetic diversity to the species.

#animals, #assn-of-zoosaquariums, #breeding-of-animals, #cryonics, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #fort-collins-colo, #meeteetse-wyo, #ryder-oliver, #san-diego-zoo, #university-of-florida, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science, #zoos

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The New York Times 10:39 am on December 23, 2020
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Xin Xing, Giant Panda With Progeny Around the Globe, Dies at 38

The star of China’s Chongqing Zoo was the world’s oldest panda in captivity. More than 150 of her descendants have lived in several countries.

#china, #death-and-dying, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #pandas, #zoos

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The New York Times 7:24 pm on December 11, 2020
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Snow Leopards Are the Latest Cats to Get the Coronavirus

Lions and tigers had already contracted the virus, but have recovered.

#cats, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #leopards, #louisville-ky, #minks-animals, #your-feed-science, #zoos

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The New York Times 5:59 pm on November 23, 2020
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The National Zoo’s Panda Cub Has a Name: Xiao Qi Ji

The cub had a live birth and a social media following — everything, it seemed, but a name. Until now.

#conservation-of-resources, #pandas, #smithsonian-institution, #smithsonian-national-zoological-park, #washington-dc, #zoos

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The New York Times 9:16 am on November 12, 2020
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Blackpink Panda Cuddle Riles Up Chinese Internet Users

The K-pop band was accused of putting the cub at risk after the group posted video of its antics at a South Korean zoo.

#blackpink-music-group, #china, #k-pop, #music, #pandas, #south-korea, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #zoos

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The New York Times 12:39 pm on October 4, 2020
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Here are the Best Animal Livestreams

Research shows that watching footage of them can make you happier, so here’s a list of round-the-clock camera footage that will bring koalas, penguins and puppies straight to your screen.

#animals, #aquariums, #bears, #computers-and-the-internet, #dogs, #elephants, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #monkeys-and-apes, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #san-diego-zoo, #smithsonian-national-zoological-park, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #wildlife-sanctuaries-and-nature-reserves, #zoos

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The New York Times 11:27 pm on August 21, 2020
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National Zoo Panda Gives Birth

Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington, D.C., surprised everyone last week when she appeared pregnant.

#pandas, #smithsonian-national-zoological-park, #washington-dc, #zoos

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The New York Times 10:31 pm on August 14, 2020
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Expecting at the National Zoo: Washington Hopes to Gain a Baby Panda

Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda, has “tissue consistent with fetal development” and could deliver in a few days, according to the zoo.

#china, #neiffer-donald-leroy, #pandas, #united-states, #zoos

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 9, 2020
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How to Move Your Elephant During a Pandemic

After decades in captivity and a 1,700-mile road trip from Argentina into Brazil, an Asian elephant named Mara finally gained a chance to roam.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #animal-behavior, #animals, #argentina, #brazil, #buenos-aires-argentina, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #elephants, #photography, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-photojournalism, #your-feed-science, #zoos

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The New York Times 2:07 pm on July 12, 2020
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New York Zoos and Aquarium Plan to Open This Month

If all goes as planned with the state’s reopening, the public will be allowed back to see the animals starting on July 24.

#aquariums, #bronx-zoo-wildlife-conservation-park, #central-park-zoo, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #new-york-aquarium, #new-york-city, #queens-zoo, #wildlife-conservation-society, #zoos

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The New York Times 9:01 am on June 23, 2020
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Did a Mountain Lion Kill 3 Marsupials at the San Francisco Zoo?

Two wallaroos and a red kangaroo were found dead in an outdoor exhibit days before a young mountain lion was captured in the city.

#kangaroos, #mountain-lions-and-cougars, #san-francisco-calif, #san-francisco-zoo, #zoos

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The New York Times 6:30 am on June 16, 2020
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The Return of the Platypuses

Rescued from Australia’s fires, a small fleet of wild platypuses is launched back into their wetland home and into an uncertain future.

#animals, #canberra-australia, #conservation-of-resources, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #platypus, #sydney-australia, #wildfires, #your-feed-science, #zoos

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The New York Times 5:13 pm on June 2, 2020
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Judge Gives Carole Baskin the Tiger King’s Zoo

The legal battle between Ms. Baskin, an animal-rights activist, and Joseph Maldonado-Passage, a former roadside zoo owner, played out for more than seven years and on a Netflix special.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #animals, #baskin-carole, #big-cat-rescue, #humane-society-of-the-united-states, #maldonado-passage-joseph, #netflix-inc, #tigers, #zoos

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The New York Times 3:32 am on May 12, 2020
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Escaped Peacock Is Lured Back by Mating Call From Police Officer’s Phone

Snowbank, who will turn 7 in July, may have ventured out from Franklin Park Zoo in Boston in search of love.

#boston-mass, #franklin-park-zoo, #zoo-new-england, #zoos

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The New York Times 4:58 pm on April 15, 2020
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Zoo May Feed Animals to Animals as Funds Dry Up in Pandemic

The zoo, in Germany, said its drastic plan would only be a last resort. One animal would be spared until the end, it said, a nearly 12-foot polar bear called Vitus.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #germany, #polar-bears, #zoos

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