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China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta as part of 'panda diplomacy' tradition

The zoo, which previously housed pandas from 1999 to 2024, announced an agreement in ​April with the China Wildlife Conservation Association to host the two bears.

ILLUSTRATIVE: Seven-month-old male giant panda cub Satrio Wiratama, known as Rio, is pictured at the Panda Palace of Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor, West Java, on June 20, 2026. Rio is the first panda cub born in Indonesia via artificial insemination from a breeding pair brought from China in 2017.
Ten-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs play next to their mother Dini, 10, during their debut at Taman Safari Indonesia in Pasuruan in East Java province on June 4, 2026.

‘Child predator tour’: Chester Zoo corrects awkward ticket listing caused by computer error

A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2024.

At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

A pair of tigers. Illustration.

Love is in the Air: The Biblical Zoo's new pair of tigers have moved in together


He went to work as usual: Husband investigated for burning wife's body in zoo’s animal incinerator

The events unfolded while Asahiyama Zoo has been shut for seasonal maintenance

A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan October 16, 2024.

Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run

After several sightings following the escape of the 2-year-old male wolf, the animal, named Neukgu, was spotted near a highway interchange about 4 km (2.5 miles) from the zoo on Thursday.

A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen.

Viral baby monkey Punch finds girlfriend

Clips show Punch leaning in for gentle face-to-face touches. Viewers have described these as “kisses.”

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Punch the baby macaque opens up to troop mates

Sanctuary caregivers report the orphaned macaque now spends more time with peers than with his comfort toy

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Abandoned baby monkey charms Tokyo zoo visitors by befriending stuffed orangutan

Punch has had some differences with the other monkeys as he has tried to communicate with them, but zookeepers say that is part of the learning process and he is steadily integrating with the troop.

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Even after his passing: The zoo director's dream becomes reality

A new adventure park opened at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo in memory of late CEO Shay Doron, fulfilling his decades-long vision with jungle-themed challenge structures for children of all ages.

Adventure Park at the Biblical Zoo.

Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure

The 19-year-old had previously tried to sneak onto a flight to Africa in hopes of being with the big cats.

 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study

Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Zoo in Denmark asks public for unwanted pets to feed its carnivores

The animals cannot have been treated for illness for at least 30 days prior to being donated.

A tiger at Aalborg Zoo.

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo employee succumbs to wounds sustained in leopard attack

The employee sustained severe injuries to the neck and upper body, and was declared dead after prolonged resuscitation efforts at Hadassah-University Medical Center.

Uriel Nuri, employee of The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo