zoo
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Ruby’s two cubs were born on July 2 and were the first red pandas born at the zoo in more than 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Three female lions at a Tokyo zoo have died of suspected heat-related illness, as Japan battles punishing summer temperatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Autopsies show that the lions, aged three to 15, had suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure - suggesting heat was the cause, said the zoo.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It seems fair to say that the average American who wants to keep a handgun at home did not sign up for unpermitted open carry of an AR-15 at the zoo.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Why, they’d already had a World’s Fair … and there were tall buildings and a zoo, museums and cathedrals and even the mighty, muddy Mississippi River, with a famous bridge across it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
After a bigger splash at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, Mold-A-Ramas proliferated across the U.S., popping up in zoos, museums and anywhere tourists might exchange a coin for a toy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
They are not commonly displayed at zoos as they are relatively more sensitive to infections, the Kobe zoo said in a written statement to AFP Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Simply stated, to keep these important educational institutions afloat, almost all zoos across the United States have turned to public-private partnerships,” the civil grand jury wrote in its 2025-2026 report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Private zoos are routinely inspected by the Department of Agriculture, which issues animal exhibitor licenses and can cite facilities for violating the Animal Welfare Act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
He explained that we were fighting for equality, that we should be able to go to state fairs and public libraries and zoos.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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