Zoo Officials stories:
Tokyo to receive 2 pandas from China next year, pay $950,000 a year to borrow them
Feb 12th, 2010 - San Francisco Examiner
tokyo - japanese panda fans will be able to see the endangered animals in tokyo next year for the first time since 2008, after the city reached an agreement to pay nearly $1 million a year to borrow a pair from china, officials said friday.
tokyo'sWith tears but no trouble, Washington sends Tai Shan to China
Feb 5th, 2010 - Washington Post
a zebra brayed farewell. a wolf howled, and mourning doves cooed. but from the solemn procession of humans that bore the national zoo's giant panda tai shan to the truck that would take him to china on thursday, there was scarcely a sound
3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved
Mar 15th, 2010 - Boston
and were listless, the official xinhua news agency reported late monday. eleven of the 30 siberian tigers at the shenyang forest wild animal zoo starved to death in the past three months, having been fed nothing but chicken bones as the facility ran
Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength
Mar 11th, 2010 - San Jose Mercury News
sydney-an elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "mr. shuffles" since learning to stand, taronga zoo officials said thursday. keepers said tuesday that the calf had diedNational Zoo introduces new giant Pacific octopus
Feb 28th, 2010 - Washington Post
it may not have the cuddly appeal of a giant panda, but the national zoo is predicting its new giant pacific octopus will be a major draw. the octopus arrived at the zoo in late january. it's 2 1/2 years old and weighs just 3 pounds. the zoo says
Zoo Officials videos from YouTube:
2:47Local Zoo Officials React To Tiger Attack
Officials at the Louisville Zoo talk about the recent tiger attack in San Diego. wlky's Mike Petchenik has more.
0:27Renee the elephant expecting
Renee, a 30-year-old African elephant at the Toledo Zoo is expecting. Zoo officials said Renee is in the early stages of pregnancy. The gestation period of elephants is around 22 months, so if the pregnancy is successful, Renee would give birth in late spring or early summer of 2011 ...
3:30Baby elephant Malti video from Calgary Zoo (in memory of)
Calgary Zoo announced the loss of a baby elephant named Malti. Below are excerpts from their press release. For more pictures go to: www.calgaryzoo.org It is with great sadness that Calgary Zoo officials advise that this afternoon ...
