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  Tiger breaks free in MP zoo, panic grips crowd

  India | November 27, 2016 21:32 IST

  Panic spread among a large crowd present at a zoo in Madhya Pradesh when a tiger broke out of its cage today evening and was still at large, officials said. However, all the visitors to

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  Authorities shut down Delhi Zoo until further notice after nine birds die of flu

  India | October 19, 2016 17:28 IST

  The Delhi Zoological Park has been closed down over fears of Avia flu that possibly led to the death of nine birds at the zoo, officials said on Wednesday. According to zoo sources, around 8

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  WATCH! Highly decorated penguin Sir Nils Olav receives new honour at Edinburgh zoo (See pics)

  World | August 23, 2016 13:04 IST

  The world's most decorated king penguin has been given a promotion in a special ceremony at Edinburgh Zoo. Sir Nils Olav, a resident king penguin is an honorary member of the King of Norway's Guard

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  Researchers to develop interactive video games for Orangutans at Melbourne zoo

  World | July 19, 2016 13:00 IST

  Boston: Buoyed by the success of its interactive enrichment programme – the world’s first - Australian researchers are now working on developing more video games for orangutans in the Melbourne Zoo. Researchers at the University

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  Delhi High Court awards Rs 6 lakh to kin of youth mauled by white tiger in city zoo

  India | July 14, 2016 11:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday awarded a compensation of Rs. 6 lakh to the kin of a youth who died after being mauled by a white tiger in 2014. The High Court

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  Gorilla killed after 4-yr-old falls into zoo enclosure

  World | May 30, 2016 8:05 IST

  Cincinnati: Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, "Stay calm!" while one woman yelled, "Mommy loves you!" as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the

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  Danish zoo slammed for dissecting lion in front of kids

  Mouthful | October 16, 2015 13:24 IST

  Odense: Some children held their noses and grimaced in disgust. Others got curious and came up close to watch Danish zoo officials carve up a lion carcass and display its blood-red organs in a public

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  White cobra in US zoo has been given a Hindi name

  World | January 05, 2015 9:37 IST

  San Diego:  A white monocled cobra that briefly became a national celebrity after it roamed a Southern California neighborhood for several days in September now has a new name.The San Diego Zoo tells the Los

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  First Indian rhino born in Sharjah zoo

  World | October 21, 2013 15:59 IST

  Dubai: A 58-kilogramme male rhinoceros was born at a non-commercial zoo in the UAE, believed to be the first Indian rhino birth in the Middle East region.The rhinoceros was born on October 13 at the

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  Crocodile kills a woman, injures a girl

  India | July 05, 2012 21:19 IST

  Bagaha (Bihar), Jul 5: A woman was mauled to death and a girl injured when attacked by a crocodile near Tirput canal in Valmikinagar Tiger Reserve area today.The crocodile, which was resting in a field

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  Zoo Gorilla Escapes, Bites Keeper, Tranquilized

  World | March 20, 2012 9:50 IST

  Buffalo (New York), Mar 20: A 400-pound (180-kilogram) gorilla that escaped from its cage at an upstate New York zoo and bit a zookeeper has been captured in a zookeepers' lounge and has been tranquilized.The

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  Crocodile Caught From Khadakwasla Dam

  India | February 29, 2012 13:32 IST

  Pune, Feb 29: A 150 kg crocodile was netted from the Khadakwasla dam which supplies water to the city after a combined operation undertaken by forest and zoo officials, who were joined by cadets of

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  Indore Zoo Tigers Tear Up Wounded Hawk Due To Officials' Negligence

  India | February 02, 2012 10:00 IST

  Indore, Feb 2: Two white tigers inside their enclosure in Indore Zoo here on Wednesday tore a wounded hawk to shreds in the presence of zoo staff, who couldn't believe their eyes. On Makar Sankranti

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  Monkey Stolen From US Zoo Found Scared But Healthy

  World | January 02, 2012 11:22 IST

  San Francisco, Jan 2: A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken.Banana Sam was “hungry, trembling

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  Matt Damon And Scarlett Johansson Open 'Zoo' In NY City

  Hollywood | December 13, 2011 18:47 IST

  New York, Dec 13: Family man Matt Damon says his most important critics are his four daughters, ranging in age from 13 months to 13-years old.At the New York premiere of his latest movie, “We

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  Tiger Kills Mate In US Zoo After 'Love Triangle'

  World | September 11, 2011 9:02 IST

  El Paso, Texas, Sept 11: A female tiger has killed her mate at a West Texas zoo, authorities said on Friday, in a rare attack that came after months of simmering jealousy in a feline

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  Celina Asks Mumbai Zoo To Transfer Elephants

  Bollywood | April 06, 2010 16:40 IST

  Bollywood actor and animal activist Celina Jaitly has fired off a letter to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) asking the agency to act in accordance with a recent ban and immediately transfer of two elephants,