Oakland lost the Raiders and the Warriors. The A’s are leaving this fall. Next to go? The elephants. But it’s not what you might think. Osh, the lone elephant remaining from a once thriving group of four at the Oakland Zoo, will be departing before the end of the year. The news has been particularly … Read more
By Andy Rose | CNN An alligator at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, needed an emergency procedure late last week to remove dozens of coins from its stomach, zoo officials said. A total of 70 metal coins were found inside Thibodaux, a 36-year-old alligator, according to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. “A plastic pipe was placed … Read more
By Alicia Fernandez | Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A giraffe named Benito started a 50-hour road trip Monday to leave behind the cold and loneliness of Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez to find warmth — and maybe a mate — in his new home 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the south. … Read more
LAHORE: A zoo in Pakistan has been shut down after a man was mauled to death by tigers in an attack discovered during routine cleaning, officials said Thursday.The body was found on Wednesday morning in Bahawalpur’s Sherbagh Zoo in the eastern province of Punjab after staff spotted one of the three tigers with a shoe … Read more