Topic: Zoos and Aquariums
A visit to Australia is simply not complete until one has at least spied a koala a single time. But for visitors heading to busier city areas like Sydney, a trek into the wilderness to explore nature sometimes just isn?t in the cards. Thankfully, in addition to being the home to a number of different cultural attractions one expects ...
A baby elephant believed to have died during labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a "miracle". Sydney's Taronga Zoo said Monday that the calf had died in the womb after becoming trapped in a position from which there was never any chance ...
A 63-year-old elephant has died at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Orlando. Zoo officials say the elephant named Mary died Tuesday of age-related illness. A necropsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death. The zoo's director of animal collections, Bonnie Breitbeil ...
