Animal News
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AP - Tue Sep 27, 6:59 PM ET
A butterfly perches on the stem of a flower in the Butterfly Garden at the Bronx Zoo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) -
AP - Tue Sep 27, 6:59 PM ET
Julia, a 25-year-old gorilla, nurses her new baby Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 at the Bronx Zoo in New York. The baby, whose sex is not yet known, was born Sept. 8. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) -
AP - Tue Sep 27, 8:15 PM ET
Lin Hui, a female Panda on a ten-year loan from China is seen eating bamboo at Chiang Mai zoo in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. Zoo officials in this northern city will celebrate the birthday for Lin Hui, who will turn five on Wednesday Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) -
Reuters - Wed Sep 28, 3:20 AM ET
A Silvery Gibbon's tongue licks the lid of a container that held food during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005. The two Gibbons at the zoo are one of just six mating pairs in the world, with remaining numbers of this critically endangered, estimated at under 2000. REUTERS/David Gray -
Reuters - Wed Sep 28, 3:25 AM ET
A blind giraffe called 'Hope' (top) licks another giraffe at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005 while awaiting her feeding time. The 22-year-old giraffe was not born blind, but in recent years has lost her sight, said zoo officials. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds -
AP - Wed Sep 28, 8:19 AM ET
Xuang Xuang, a male panda, left, plays on the ground, as Lin Hui, right, a female panda, eats a cake made of bamboo and carrots to celebrate her fourth birthday at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai province, 580 kilometers (360 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005. The two pandas are on 10 year loan from China, and are a popular attraction, housed in a special area of the zoo.(AP Photo/Wichai Traprew) -
AP - Wed Sep 28, 2:23 PM ET
A 2 1/2 week old baby aardvark scratches it's hind leg Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. The first aardvark to be born at the zoo is now on display. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) -
AP - Wed Sep 28, 2:41 PM ET
A 2 1/2-week-old baby aardvark sniffs the lens of a television camera Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The first aardvark to be born at the Omaha, Neb., zoo, is now on display. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) -
AP - Wed Sep 28, 5:15 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, veterinarians give the San Diego Zoo's 8-week-old female giant panda cub her first vaccination Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, in San Diego. The cub barely noticed the shot, turning only slightly towards the veterinarian and then lowering her head returning to her slumber. The female cub weighed 6.4 pounds, a gain of one pound since last week's exam, and measured 1.5 feet from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Ken Bohn) -
Reuters - Wed Sep 28,10:24 PM ET
An Oriental small-clawed otter holds a small fish as it swims away from a group of children watching from behind a glass wall during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 29, 2005. The zoo's new colony of five otters, which are found throughout Asia including India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, are part of a large new multi-million dollar exhibit called 'Wild Asia' which opened to the public last month. REUTERS/David Gray -
Reuters - Wed Sep 28,10:28 PM ET
An Oriental small-clawed otter stretches out of the water as a visitor takes a photograph during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005. The zoo's new colony of five otters, which are found throughout Asia, including India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, are part of a large new multi-million dollar exhibit called 'Wild Asia' which opened to the public last month. REUTERS/David Gray -
Reuters - Tue Sep 27, 4:36 PM ET
A woman holds a baby tortoise with two heads in Havana September 27, 2005. The tortoise was found some days ago on a river bank at the city forest. According to scientists of the local aquarium who inspected the animal, it seems to be perfectly healthy. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
AFP/Indianapolis Zoo-HO - Wed Oct 19, 2:47 PM ET
This photo released 19 October 2005 by the Indianapolis Zoo shows African elephant Kubwa with her newborn calf at the Indianapolis zoo, Indiana. It took less than 10 minutes for Kubwa to deliver her 200-pound baby boy.(AFP/Indianapolis Zoo-HO) -
AFP/File - Tue Oct 18, 3:40 PM ET
A polar bear bites a large block of ice in a zoo. A group of starving polar bears is terrorising local reindeer hunters and herders in a remote area of eastern Siberia, an official from the Russian emergency services ministry said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno) -
AP - Fri Oct 21, 4:11 PM ET
Gus, a 19-year-old polar bear, scratches himself in between naps at the Central Park Zoo, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) -
Reuters - Thu Oct 13, 3:57 AM ET
Two giant pandas play at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre in Wolong National Natural Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan province, in this May 14, 2005 file photo. China's Taiwan Affairs Office on October 13, 2005 presented pictures and resumes of 11 pandas in the running to be sent as a gift to Taiwan. A list of 23 of the endangered animals was whittled down to 11 and the lucky winners, a boy and a girl, will be picked. Picture taken May 14, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
AFP/File - Thu Oct 13, 8:06 AM ET
China has shortlisted a group of giant pandas in an effort to select the most adorable couple to be sent to Taiwan, if the island ever agrees to accept the endangered animals.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan) -
AFP/SI-HO - Mon Oct 17,10:36 AM ET
Washington's National Zoo's giant panda cub is pictured in a Smithsonian Institute (SI) handout image recieving a routine examination 12 October 2005. The cub was named Tai Shan, which means peaceful mountain in Chinese, 100 days after it was born to a pair of panda parents on loan from China(AFP/SI-HO) -
AP - Mon Oct 17,10:39 AM ET
The giant panda cub is shown at the National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 19, 2005. The little cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally has a name: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.'' (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, National Zoo) -
AP - Mon Oct 17,10:46 AM ET
An Oct. 1, 2005 file photo released by The National Zoo, of Tai Shan, The National Zoo's male giant panda cub. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally was given a name Monday, Oct. 17, 2005: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.' (AP Photo/The National Zoo, Jessie Cohen) -
AP - Mon Oct 17,11:00 AM ET
Giant Panda Tian Tian, father of 13-week-old giant panda cub Tai Shan, not seen, eats bamboo after a ceremony naming his son at the National Zoo in Washington Monday, Oct. 17, 2005. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally has a name: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) -
AFP - Mon Oct 17, 7:33 PM ET
Proud pappy panda : Tian Tian, the proud father of the National Zoo's new Giant Panda Cub 'Tai Shan,' enjoys a breakfast of bamboo stalks after the name of his son was announced by zoo and Chinese officials. (AFP/Tim Sloan) -
AP - Wed Oct 19, 6:23 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, veterinarians check the feet of the San Diego Zoo's unnamed female giant panda cub during her weekly exam Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005. Turns out the cub finally has her first tooth, a left upper molar. For a couple of weeks veterinarians could feel teeth below the gums but had not emerged until now. The cub weighs 7.78 pounds and can be seen daily on Panda Cam at www.sandiegozoo.org. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Tammy Spratt) -
AP - Fri Oct 21, 2:39 PM ET
This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo shows Chief Veterinarian Suzan Murray examining male giant panda cub, Tai Shan, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at the National Zoological Park in Washington. The exam included his third vaccination against the canine distemper virus. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 14.1 pounds and is 27.1 inches long. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian Institution) -
AP - Fri Oct 21, 2:53 PM ET
This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo shows the male giant panda cub, Tai Shan, undergoing his ninth veterinary exam Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at the National Zoological Park in Washington. The exam included his third vaccination against the canine distemper virus. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 14.1 pounds and is 27.1 inches long, and reacted to the needle prick with a sharp, loud bark. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian Institution)