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Have You Seen This Bobcat? Ollie Escapes From National Zoo

She's mostly harmless to humans, but hide your chickens.

Zoos Are Tracking Elephant Fitness, and It's Improving the Animals' Health

The Elephant Welfare Initiative makes sure captive elephants get enough exercise.

10 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Zoos

Don't tap on the glass, or the zookeepers might follow you.

UK Nonprofit Hires Its First Hedgehog Officer

Sorry, would-be hedgehog tenders. The job has been filled.

Edinburgh Zoo's Knighted Penguin Gets Promoted to Brigadier

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is the most highly-decorated bird in the world.

Vienna Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth to Surprise Second Cub

If only all shocking events could be so adorable...

UK Zoo Welcomes Hundreds of Rare Montserrat Tarantula Babies

Zookeepers at the Chester Zoo are the proud foster parents of 200 tiny Monserrat tarantulas.

Belgian Zoo Debuts Rare Baby Panda

Baby P was born in early June.

Rare White Lion Cub Born at Texas Zoo

Zookeepers don't know whether the cub's fur will remain pale or darken to a golden hue.

Watch a Darling Scottish Wildcat Kitten Emerge For the First Time

...and feel the wrath of its protective parent.

A ground squirrel at the San Diego Zoo. Markus Jöbstl via Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0

15 Animals You’d Be Surprised to Find in Zoos

Zoos have grown into a vehicle for conservationism and education, which is why you may see honey bees and chickens alongside more exotic animals.

What Zoos of the Future Will Look Like, According to a Zoo Director

There will be a lot fewer animals, probably.

Toronto Zoo Recaptures Escaped Capybara After a Month on the Lam

After five weeks of wandering High Park, the escaped capybara finally wandered into a trap.

China Welcomes First Panda Cub Twins of 2016

Right now, the babies are tiny and pink, and covered in fine white fur.

A British Zoo Has Been Releasing Hundreds of Giant Spiders Into the Wild

The fen raft spider can grow to nearly the size of a mouse, feasts on fish, and was just released em masse in the UK.

Look at the Dallas Zoo’s New Baby Elephant

Look at him!

Thanks to webcams, you can keep a close eye on animals like Mei Xiang.

10 Animal Webcams You Can Watch Right Now

Thanks to various livestreaming services, you can keep your eye on these animals, no matter where you are!

Watch English Zookeepers Weigh a Group of Newborn Humboldt Penguins

The tiny birds barely tip the scales.

Prague Zoo Announces Plans to Make Paper From Elephant Dung

The average elephant produces up to 300 pounds of dung a day. Now, the Prague Zoo, which is home to a herd of elephants, has announced creative plans to put all that poop to good use.

Sydney's Taronga Zoo Welcomes Adorable Baby Meerkats

The pups were born on January 7, but they've only just started exploring.

Orangutans May One Day Play Video Games With Zoo Guests

Researchers at the University of Melbourne’s Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces have teamed up with Zoos Victoria to develop games for Orangutans using Microsoft’s Kinect 3D sensor (which is used in the Xbox One gaming system).

Gemina, the Giraffe With a Mysteriously Crooked Neck

She hadn't broken her neck, but it still had a major kink in it.

How the Zoological Society of London Helps People Overcome Arachnophobia

The Friendly Spider Program combines cognitive behavioral therapy, group hypnosis, and playtime with actual spiders.

Why Does the Scent of Blood Attract Carnivores?

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