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A Zoo Story

A trip to the Stoneham Zoo located in Stoneham, Massachusetts, is a perfect way to balance out emotions with nature. Our zoo's offer the remedy for getting in touch with our uptight, fast-paced lives. It's...

created by jefhow22 | 11 wks ago
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World's Biggest Online Zoo Opens

BBC is opening the world's largest online zoo, the Wildlife Finder, which features pictures and videos of hundreds of animals. The BBC Wildlife Finder zoo promises never to disappoint, as the animals will always...

created by Annina Bergman | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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New Orleans NOW

New Orleans NOW: For the very first timeAugust 29th, 2009 is the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit to New Orleans. Perusing CNN's online coverage I was intrigued by, "New...

opinion by skintone | 42 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Franklin Park Zoo may have to Close and Euthanize some Animals

Franklin Park Zoo in Boston may be forced to close and euthanize some of the animals as a result of budget cuts imposed on them by Governor Deval Patrick. With a lack of state funding, the zoo will run out of money...

created by Amy Judd | 23 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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Girl Penguin Breaks up Chick Raising Male Penguin Couple

Two male penguins named Harry and Pepper have been together for six years, acting in all ways as a nesting couple. When a penguin male/female couple would not care for their egg Pepper and Harry were allowed to...

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created by 158 | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Rare Animals Debuted: Snow Leopard and Okapi

Two rare animals were debuted this week; a snow leopard cub at the Berlin Animal Park and an Okapi at the Denver Zoo. The leopard cub is named Altai was debuted on Friday July 10, 2009. "Berlin's Tierpark introduced their latest off-spring today: "Altai", a little snow...

created by Blaine Metzgar | 23 wks ago
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Meerkats from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany

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Meerkats from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany

Meerkats from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany. I love this funny animals. ;-) This and much more pictures you can see at http://www.wernergut.de

created by wenne3d | 27 wks ago
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Young fennec-foxes from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany

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Young fennec-foxes from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany

Young fennec-foxes from the zoo in Augsburg/Germany. Born in april 2009. This and more other pictures you can see at http://www.wernergut.de

opinion by wenne3d | 27 wks ago
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Zoo panda gets a colonoscopy

"WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Giving a panda at the National Zoo in Washington a colonoscopy was a complicated procedure involving 10 employees, zoo officials said. Tai Shan, born at the zoo almost four years ago, needed the colonoscopy to determine whether he had recovered...

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created by Barbara Mathieson | 32 wks ago
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Woman mauled by polar bear at Berlin Zoo, but survives

A woman was mauled by a polar bear at the Berlin Zoo today when she jumped into their enclosure, and was only saved when zoo keepers managed to push one of the bears away. The 32 year-old woman jumped into the moat...

created by Amy Judd | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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Polish politician criticises zoo for raising a gay elephant

A Polish politican is criticizing his local zoo for raising a gay elephant called Ninio, who seems to prefer only the company of other male elephants and will most likely not breed.""We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (7.6 million pounds) for the largest elephant house in...

created by Amy Judd | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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Camel - Exotic Petting Zoo, Ft. Myers Florida

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Exotic Petting Zoo, Ft. Myers Florida

We were about to pull into the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Ft. Meyers, Florida one night in February when we noticed something very odd next to the road: a camel standing in a pen under brutally bright...

created by skintone | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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Macaw missing from Greater Vancouver Zoo

A six-year-old macaw is missing from the Greater Vancouver Zoo. It had been taken out of its cage to spend some time in the Parrot Gardens and hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon. It has clipped wings, so its unlikely it went anywhere on its own. "This isn't the first...

created by Amy Judd | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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Baby hippo could be fed to big cats at zoo unless home is found

A baby hippo, named Farasi, born at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland, may be fed to the big cats there because there might not be enough room for it there. However there has been such a public outcry, zoo officials are...

created by Amy Judd | 39 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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Zoo Charges $50 to Watch Animals Do it on Valentine's Day

A zoo in Michigan is charging $50 to people who want to watch animals get it on on Valentine's Day. They are calling it 'Zoorotica' and of course tickets are already sold out but maybe this is an event that will...

created by Amy Judd | 44 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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