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Pandas On Their Way To Australia 0

Posted on November 25, 2009
Adelaide Zoo is expecting two new cuddly tenants who are rumored to become greater visitor attractions than Formula One races. Two giant pandas, Wang Wang and Funi, will be arriving at the zoo in a few days. Zoos SA president Heather Caddick said four-year-old Wang Wang and three-year-old Funi Are expected to ... Read More >>

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Children cannot tell the difference between lion and tiger 0

Posted on November 20, 2009
A new study shows that four out of five children can't distinguish common zoo animals, and a lot of them are not able to tell the difference between a tiger and a lion. It has been shown that about a quarter of children have never been to a zoo or animal ... Read More >>

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Britain’s polar bear moved to the Highlands 0

Posted on October 29, 2009
The only polar bear living on British soil has been moved to the Highlands of Scotland because of a colder climate where it will be less likely to suffer from the effects of global warming. Mercedes, the polar bear, has been at Edinburgh Zoo for the last 25 years where she ... Read More >>

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London Zoo’s lonely female gorillas to get some attention 0

Posted on August 26, 2009
We say that French is the language of love; if that is the case, a new addition to London Zoo is guaranteed to make three female gorilla hearts race. The Zoo's three gorilla females Zaire, 34, Effie, 16, and Mjukuu, 10, will soon get a sneak preview of their new companion ... Read More >>

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Fu Long the Panda turns two 0

Posted on August 25, 2009
Europe's first panda to be naturally conceived while in captivity, Fu Long, has celebrated his second birthday with an immense bamboo cake on Sunday at an Austrian zoo. Hoards of well-wishers showed up to watch Fu Long, meaning "Happy Dragon" in Mandarin, gratefully dug into his one-metre-high birthday cake at Vienna’s ... Read More >>

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Portraitist at Stanway zoo 0

Posted on August 11, 2009
Alison Burchert, a professional artist who is gaining some recognition for her portraits of Manchester United players and now working on images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is giving a series of art classes to children at Colchester’s Zoo. The portraitist, also well versed in the art of animal drawing, ... Read More >>

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Baby Panda popular with tourists 0

Posted on August 07, 2009
The recent news of the birth of a baby panda contributes to Thailand’s cultural capital tourism appeal. The historical city sees newcomers from allover lured by panda madness. In a bid to cash in panda power, the zoo has built a new home for the bears at a cost of 60 ... Read More >>

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