Some animals from a Gaza zoo are now displaced along with their owner
The Rafah zoo owner drove caged animals with him as he fled the city. He left three lions behind.
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'He Will Be A Happier Elephant': Vet Describes What It Was Like To Rescue Kaavan
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, says the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. Khalil sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.
'I'm Just For Animals': The Veterinarian Who Rescues Animals From Conflict Zones
Dr. Amir Khalil has led rescue operations and created sanctuaries around the world for 20 years. In April, he embarked on his biggest mission: saving animals from a struggling zoo in the Gaza Strip.
Chimpanzees Build Makeshift Ladder, Break Free From Zoo Enclosure
The animals returned to their enclosure at the Belfast Zoo after a short time, but not before alarmed visitors came face to face with at least one chimpanzee.
Angry Shareholders Feed Live Donkey To Tiger In Chinese Zoo
In a statement, the shareholders say they had invested in the zoo and were unhappy that it was not making money. Video shows the tigers mauling the donkey for half an hour before finally killing it.
Orangutan's Vocal Feats Hint At Deeper Roots of Human Speech
Rocky wowed scientists when he showed he could control his vocal cords much the way people do. His abilities suggest that early humans might have spoken words 10 million years ago.
Animal Rights Group Calls For Federal Fines For Cincinnati Zoo
The complaint comes after the zoo killed a gorilla to protect a child who climbed into its enclosure. The group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, said the gorilla's enclosure was inadequate.
Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15
The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.
Danes Say Zoo Dissections Fit With Country's 'Very Honest' Parenting
Last weekend at an event in Denmark called "Animals Inside Out," a college biology student publicly dissected a lion. Attendees — including young children — were given a close-up, gory view.
10 Dead, Zoo Animals Loose As Flooding Hits Tbilisi
The rising waters wrecked the animals' enclosures, sending tigers, lions, bears, wolves and at least one hippo into the streets of the Georgian capital.