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Beating extreme odds and difficult breeding conditions, a second endangered Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years.

For 15 years, panda pair Wang Wang and Fu Ni have called Adelaide home, after being leased to the city's zoo from China.

The zoo does not have any pandas of its own but insists it did not deceive its visitors.

Tang Mo and Pak Boon will depart the zoo as part of Taronga's "Great Migration".

One worker posed as a tiger while others used a net and simulated tranquillisers to capture the escapee.

The company was told to vacate the property by April 21, according to the letter from the mayor's office.

"It is best to ensure you are not leaving washing and clothing on the floors, if you leave your shoes outside, make sure you check them."

The offspring, named Lololi, was born from Australia's only breeding pair of Hippos, Mother Kambiri and Father Fergus on January 16 at 3.05 am.

Six flamingo eggs from Atlanta's zoo were chosen to be transported to the Woodland Park Zoo, but something went awry mid-flight.

"They're not the evil monster they're made out to be."

The newborn boy is one of about 15,000 left in the world. 

In a bedside hearing in hospital, ACT Police charged 29-year-old Jude Wijesinghe with one count of murder and refused him bail.

In a pilot scheme established by the zoo, after an approach from dementia care facility St Luke's Care, dementia patients attend a regular gathering on site.

A brave 700kg giraffe has undergone surgery for a case of sore hoof in Adelaide, with a team of specialists having to move her neck every ten minutes to avoid complications.

The frustrated primate first poked at the curious marsupial with a stick, but it wasn't taking the hint.

An elephant at Melbourne Zoo has suddenly died after being diagnosed with a virus, leaving his keepers "devastated" and the rest of his herd "grieving".

The last known spotless giraffe was born at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, in 1972

Santan is Australia's oldest male Orangutan and is struggling with arthritis.

A spokesperson said a Javan Gibbon was having too much fun while swinging in its enclosure and found himself "in a tree outside of his habitat" on Tuesday afternoon.

Elephants could be making their return to South Australia for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Expert at Sydney's Taronga Zoo say the sun bear at a Chinese Zoo which many viewers claimed was a human in a costume is real.

A new video showing a sun bear at a Chinese zoo waving to visitors has added fuel to allegations the animal is actually human in disguise.

Some pointed out that the animal's skin, appearing to bunch around its hips, looked like that of an ill-fitted bear suit.

A baby gorilla is now happy and healthy after he was fighting for life from a traumatic birth on the NSW South Coast.

Zookeepers said the animal's final moments on Tuesday morning were peaceful and dignified.

The small grassland earless dragon, which was last sighted in 1969, was thought to be extinct in the wild.

A man is accused of breaking into a Florida theme park, jumping into an alligator enclosure and filming a video for social media – a dangerous stunt that authorities say led to his arrest.

Casual workers at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo were underpaid by about $2.6 million.

Zookeepers were puzzled as to how the female croc fell pregnant as she has always lived separated from other crocodiles.

If you're looking for a job, love animals and don't take yourself too seriously, an opportunity at this wildlife sanctuary might pique your interest.

Videos and images of the zebra wandering through the streets of Seoul flooded social media after it escaped from the Seoul Children's Grand Park Zoo on Thursday.

Japanese zookeepers believe they have solved the mystery of how a gibbon became pregnant despite living alone in her cage.

The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas season party, authorities said.

Questions remain about their brief disappearance as police zero in on a man who may be connected to the case.

Dallas police have released footage of an alleged monkey thief, who they say stole two Emperor tamarin monkeys from Dallas Zoo.

The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine's Day greeting for exes who just won't bug off.

As a new era dawns for the zoo, 9news.com.au went behind the scenes of an iconic hospital, to meet some very special patients.

The lions involved in an infamous escape at the harbour side facility will not be on show to the public for at least several more weeks.

Evidence was found that the fence of the small cat's habitat had been “intentionally” cut, police said.

Three tiger cubs have made their anticipated arrival at Adelaide Zoo.

The little guy loves munching on eucalyptus leaves and drinking his mother's milk.

Dental technicians at the Australian Reptile Park were given the task of fixing the smile on their crocodile, after he had a tooth break through his bottom jaw.

A gentle side of one of the planet's most fearsome creatures is on display at Adelaide Zoo.

Three chimpanzees have been shot and killed at a Swedish zoo after a group of the primates escaped.

Adelaide Zoo said the student had been filming at the giant panda enclosure and then dropped the phone.

Adelaide Zoo tiger Delilah is preparing to become a mum, a year after arriving at the wildlife park.

New footage shows the four cubs and adult male investigating the edge of the fence on the morning of the great escape, before wiggling under.

CCTV of lions escaping from Taronga Zoo enclosure released ; River hits peak not seen for 40 years, amid flood warning

A fortnight after five lions escaped at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, an amused zoo visitor captured footage of Echo the superb lyrebird as he mimicked alarm sirens.

A lyrebird at a Sydney zoo has learnt a new trick after a recent emergency at the attraction.