After feasting on cat food, Sherman the hedgehog has made remarkable strides in shedding his extra grams.
The Ramat Gan Safari opened an investigation into the incident.
According to Nili Avni-Magen, zoological director and head veterinarian for the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, a similar incident would not have occurred at the Jerusalem zoo.
Zookeeper Elad Herskowitz placed cameras inside the water troughs of a number of animals at the Ramat Gan Safari.
Tinda the rhinoceros was suffering from a serious eye infection, made worse by swarms of flies constantly touching the eye.
The new baby rhinoceros will be important to the future of the rhinoceros population at the Ramat Gan Safari.
Mango, a 19-year-old Syrian brown bear suffers from a slipped disk, impairing his mobility and causing pain.
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