zoos

After a half-century in captivity, could Tokitae the orca finally be free?

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 16:30

The killer whale Tokitae, also known as Lolita, may finally be released after more than 50 years in captivity in the world's smallest orca enclosure.

Science, Video, Supercut, video format supercut, Lolita, Tokitae, Jim Irsay

The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:43

Tech Insider

A hippo swimming close to the Magdalena River in Doradal, Colombia. — Hippos are considered one of the deadliest land animals on the planet.
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Science, News, International, hippo, Colombia, Pablo Escobar, Invasive Species

Scientists studied flamingo personalities and discovered the pink birds form cliques like high schoolers

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:10

Tech Insider

Science, Flamingo, science-freelance, animals, zoos, Animal Behavior, original reporting

Dallas Zoo on Edge After Two Monkeys, Leopard Disappear From Enclosures

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 12:53

Gizmodo : Environment

In the latest in a string of troubling incidents at the Dallas Zoo, two emperor tamarin monkeys have vanished, just weeks after a clouded leopard also disappeared from its habitat and an endangered vulture was found dead under suspicious circumstances.