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Blood Samples From Living Syringes
Kissing Bug Thierry Heger (CC Licensed) Using animals to assist with human medical procedures is nothing new. Leeches can help heal skin grafts by restoring circulation in blocked veins and removing...
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'Gay Elephant' Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Elephant Cruising Image courtesy of exfordy via Flickr.com "We didn't pay 37 million zlotys for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Michal Grzes, a...
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Injured Brazilian Wolf Is First Wild Animal Treated With Stem Cells
Injured Wolf via National Journal (Brazil) A maned wolf that had been left for dead after being hit by a truck was released back into the Brazilian wild this month, granted a speedy recovery through...
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Animals at the National Zoo React to D.C. Earthquake
Howler Monkeys The howler monkeys sounded an alarm call just after the earthquake. Wikimedia Commons View Photo GalleryPlenty of East Coast humans may have freaked out during yesterday's earthquake,...
View ArticleFaceTime for Apes: Orangutans Use iPads to Video Chat With Friends In Other Zoos
Orangutans living in captivity will soon start using iPads for primate play-dates, using Skype or FaceTime to interact with their brethren in other zoos, according to…
View ArticleA History Of Daring Red Panda Escapes
The red panda looks like a fluffy raccoon-cat, frolics in the snow like an arctic otter, and is known to interrupt lunchtime in impossibly adorable ways. These are…
View ArticleThis Baby Panda Reuniting With Her Mom Is The Best Thing You'll See On The...
After being separated for a month, a panda mom and her newborn baby got reunited last week in the Taipei Zoo. The Associated Press posted a video… you don't even have to…
View ArticleMean, Sexist Gorilla Gets Kicked Out Of Dallas Zoo
Patrick, a 23-year-old, 430-pound gorilla, has some struggles with the ladies. The western lowland gorilla, a resident of the Dallas Zoo for 18 years, has refused to…
View ArticleFoundation Plans To Open A "Fat Farm" For Elephants In California
African elephants are the world's largest land animals. But some of them are too large. A recent study, for example, found that about 75 percent of elephants in American…
View ArticleThis Month In Zoo Babies
Several endangered species got a boost in January, thanks to births at zoos around the world. Here are some of the new arrivals. Click here to enter the gallery…
View ArticleHow To Set Up Your Endangered Leopard On A Date
June may be wedding season among American humans, but for other members of the animal kingdom, it's a different—perhaps related—time of life. In the springtime is when many…
View ArticleHow To Keep Your Giraffe Warm
It's getting cold out there. Are you keeping your giraffes warm?
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Chimpanzee Swats Drone From Sky
Inspecting The Downed DroneScreenshot by author, from YouTubeAnimals are winning the war on drones. Rams have headbutted quadcopters, falcons have torn them from the skies, and even kangaroos have...
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Watch A Polar Bear Cub Attempt To Walk
Animals Happy Friday! Watch a polar bear cub give walking a try…
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Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Has Died
Animals The 15-year-old cat was impressively fast and a great ambassador A cheetah named Sarah, who held the land animal speed record, has died at the age of 15.
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Meet The Bronx Zoo's New Porcupette
Animals He does not yet have a name, and his quills are soft and fluffy A month and a half old North American porcupine baby is now on exhibit with its family at the Bronx Zoo Children’s Zoo.
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Zoo Monkeys Have Human Bacteria In Their Guts
Animals Because like us, they don't eat enough plants The microbiomes of monkeys held in zoos looks a lot like ours, and that may not be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Minnesota...
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This Month In Zoo Babies
Science 2014 is off to a cute start. Several endangered species got a boost in January, thanks to births at zoos around the world. Here are some of the new arrivals. Click here to enter the gallery…
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