4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Each animal they raise to adulthood is a step away from extinction, with the ultimate challenge to return them to the wild. At the London Zoo, three female gorillas gussy up for a visit from a handsome male gorilla brought in from nearby France. And Kenya boasts a unique orphanage … for elephants!

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Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Empathy Among Elephants. by Marc Bekoff.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

In response to both kinds of scenarios, some have begun to raise the possibility of an "eco-intervention," analogous to humanitarian interventions. In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species.

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