Critter News
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
It is a bit worrying that while the Basel Zoo is listed by Google as having a page on the Red-tailed Laughingthrush , that page itself does not seem to exist anymore, and the species is not listed among the inhabitants of the aviary of the zoo. His obituary was published in Nature. ” ( source ).
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2024
For example, one paper states that in Sri Lanka’s cloud forest, only about 3% of all trees have suitable cavities. The female sometimes rejects this fruit, turning her back and defecating in the direction of the male” A more detailed (and slightly less disgusting) description of the mating behavior can be found here.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2019
But this potential population of California Condors will be a “nonessential experimental” group. An experimental population is a special designation for a group that will be reintroduced in an area that is geographically isolated from other populations of the species. What does that mean? The longer answer requires some background.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2021
Another example is the Chestnut Bulbul … … which looks nice enough, though the eBird description as an “attractive songbird” seems a bit exaggerated. A small colony has even established itself at the Shanghai Zoo, though the majority of this species lives further south. My photo supports this observation.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
They are often found roosting in small groups along the edges of lakes and riverine sandbars. Due to disturbance by fishermen, habitat destruction and nest robbing for zoos and bird collections, the Shoebill is now classified as vulnerable. It is also related to Wood Stork of the Americas and Milky Stork of Asia.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. Sometimes the matriarch would even feed Babyl.
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