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February

Baby Black Rhinoceros born at Germany's Berlin Zoo

The Berlin Zoo received a special gift last week – a baby Indian Black Rhinoceros.  On February 7th, this calf which has still not been named has been a wonderful addition to the zoo. According to some statistics, there are only about 3,600 Indian Black Rhinoceros left in the wild. Condividi Social Share Button

Filled Under: Mammals, Rhinoceros

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February

Zimbabwean Security Forces – Poaching? – Really?

In a news conference today, the leader of a U.N. program to protect endangered species charged Zimbabwean security forces of being involved in the poaching of elephants and rhinoceros.   In the last 2 years, the rhinoceros population has decreased so dramatically that it is now on the verge of extinction in Zimbabwe. Mark Davis, DVM [...]

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US-born Giant Pandas Head Back to China

Leaving on a jet plane…Tai Shan & Mei Lan Leave USA Mei Lan of Zoo Atlanta and Tai Shan of the National Zoo in Washington were loaded into special travel crates for their flight back to their new home in Sichuan China. In 2006, the female panda (Mei Lan) was the first cub born at [...]

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Groundhog Day Predictions: Shadow or No Shadow?

Well, it’s official.  The Groundhog did see it’s shadow yesterday and that means 6 more weeks of winter! Condividi Social Share Button

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Giant Squid Invade the Southern CA Coast

For the last week, Humboldt squid,  possible man eaters and one of the largest squid in the ocean, have been grouping in large numbers off the coast of Southern California.  The reason, they are following the swarms of schooling bait fish which have been migrating south. Not much is known about the Humboldt Squid or [...]