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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Lost Cobra May Hide for Weeks, Zoo Says ” (news article, March 29): The sideshow atmosphere surrounding the lost cobra at the Bronx Zoo has yielded online hilarity and supplied material for late-night talk show hosts, but the zoo is never fun for the animals.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Tiger on the Loose: Can It Happen Here? ” (news article, Dec. 27): It’s little wonder that Tatiana, the tiger that escaped from the San Francisco Zoo, longed for her freedom.

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

10,000 Birds

But it wasn’t all that diabolical when you consider that it was the Queens Zoo that served as the setting and I also left this clue: “a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you.&# Those who are really familiar with Queens should know what birds are in the zoo named for our borough.

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Animal Rights Zone Launches Today

Animal Person

New York Times. New York City. Responsible Policies. More >> Animals. More >> Category. More >> Players. More >> Places. Kazakhstan. More >> Year.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

Critter News

This years’ judges for the competition were: Sophie Uliano, author of New York Times bestseller Gorgeously Green; Summer Rayne Oaks, model, spokesperson, and expert for Discovery Network's Planet Green; Brita Belli, editor of E/The Environmental Magazine; and Josh Dorfman, author and host of The Lazy Environmentalist on Sundance Channel's The Green.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

10,000 Birds

4 Responses to “Domestic or Ganky Geese&# John Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:12 pm I see goose hybrids regularly since the local, nonmigratory Canada Geese happily interbreed with the domestic geese at a county park’s zoo. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

10,000 Birds

Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Mourning dove But then where does the swallow come in??? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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