Chimpanzees in their enclosure at the Los Angeles zoo in California.
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Zoo-based research can teach us about the needs of animals in our care.
The Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni ) was confirmed to be extinct in the wild in 1981.
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Surviving solely in zoos and botanic gardens are 33 animal and 39 plant species.
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Why an exploding aquarium in Berlin should destroy prevailing myths about the inner lives of fish.
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Courts already grapple with the consequences of AI sentience but ignore the same for animals.
As the pandemic winds down, continual surveillance of wild animals is vital to ensure that it doesn’t switch to another sphere of life.
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A growing body of research shows that COVID-19 protocols should be extended to areas in which there is a human-animal interface such as zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and game farms.
Tilikum, the orca who killed three trainers, was captured at the age of two and performed for most of his life.
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Blackfish struck an emotional chord over the plight of a traumatised performing whale, prompting real change.
A Californian sea lion swims behind empty seats in its enclosure at a zoo in Berlin, April 4 2020.
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One aquarium in Japan has asked the public to make video calls to captive garden eels so they don’t forget about human visitors.
Eric Trump said his father’s assault-talk, it is just what happens when “alpha personalities are in the same presence.” Here, President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018.
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Some recent bad behaviour has been explained as being alpha but the scientist who coined the phrase discredits that theory. Instead, Prof. Sosteric suggests alphas are raised on toxic socialization.
Lynx on the loose.
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Ceredigion County Council in Wales claims it had no choice. What do the experts say?
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Zoos have come along way from their menagerie past. But society is increasingly demanding they become agents of conservation rather than entertainment.
Swimming in synchrony is a fundamental social behaviour for dolphins and is thought to reinforce their bonds.
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A new study of captive dolphins has found that those engaging in synchronised swimming make more optimistic judgements about an unknown event.
Devils released back onto the Tasmanian mainland in the next step to fight the deadly DFTD disease.
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Some animals bred in captivity often lack the skills needed to survive in the wild. But the Tasmanian devil is showing it’s a natural born killer.
No more breeding, but still on exhibit.
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The history of displaying exotic animals seems to be one of evolving public expectations about what constitutes acceptable conditions. Is it a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?
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No one wants animals to suffer, but it is notoriously difficult to measure their welfare.
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Documentaries are fragile things, easily blown into obscurity or silenced by the sheer weight of corporate power.
The lion bone trade in South Africa is on the rise.
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Making tiger trade illegal has had unintended consequences on lions. The problem has escalated over the last few years.
The debate on whether animals should be kept in captivity or not continues to rage on.
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Some say that keeping wild animals in captivity is cruel. Others believe they promote conservation and give people a link to nature.
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Pandas breed in the wild after fighting off competition from other males – something they’re denied in captivity.
The last of five hundred juvenile Western Swamp Tortoises to be bred in captivity over the last decade in WA has been released…
The royal touch - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, meet Leuca the Koala during a visit to Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, last month.
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Everyone loves to get close to a koala. They are an Australian icon and a major ecotourism attraction. A photo with a koala is a holiday must for many overseas visitors. But how well do these celebrity…