Zoo

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.
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

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

Adventure Park at the Biblical Zoo.

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


COVID-19: 14-year-old tiger dies of coronavirus in Ohio

Jupiter died at the Columbus Zoo after developing pneumonia caused by COVID-19 complications.

Siberian Tiger in the Philadelphia Zoo

An exploration of art, dance and extinction

In her video art, Arif-Galanti employed thousands of still images from the local zoo’s museum to weave a kaleidoscope of stuffed animals, dead insects and fauna granted a second leave of life.

 EINAT ARIF Galanti’s ‘If a Tree Falls in a Forest.’

Ancient giraffes had shorter necks and armored heads - study

New fossils found in northern China have revealed that ancient giraffes had a disk-shaped bone structure on their heads intended for head-butting opponents.

 A giraffe in the Akagera National Park.

Genetic link found between ancient Iberian and Israeli dogs

Studying the characteristics of Iberian dogs during the Chalcolithic period will help researchers understand human interests in their maintenance and breeding.

 Mesolithic Muge dog illustration. An illustrated recreation of a dog that lived before the Chalcolithic dogs.

Jerusalem's biblical zoo revives tiger exhibit with endangered species

The exhibit's new resident, Jakarta, is a Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered subspecies.

Siberian Tiger in the Philadelphia Zoo

First sloth born in Middle East to have gender reveal Jan 29

The sloth, which was born on October 16, 2021, has yet to be revealed to the general public.

 The Green Planet – Dubai's baby sloth, the first of its kind born in the Middle East.

Here are Jerusalem's biblical zoo upcoming plans

Corona times have proven challenging for most of Jerusalem’s attractions, but for the zoo's team, it has provided them with amazing opportunities for growth and renewal.

 JERUSALEM PACHYDERMS: Tamar (L) and Susan.

Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19

This could be the first reported case in the species, according to zoo staff.

Hippos at the Ramat Gan Safari

Experiencing an African safari in Israel

The Tisch Family Gardens are still popularly called the Biblical Zoo for its original goal of gathering animals mentioned in the Bible.

 SUSIE HANDELMAN on safari in  Jerusalem.

Coronavirus: Snow leopard at San Diego Zoo suspected of having COVID

Wildlife specialists at the San Diego Zoo noticed that a now leopard was coughing and had nasal discharge, leading them to administer a COVID-19 test.

A three month old snow leopard cub and his mother Sarani are seen at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois.