Zoo

Famed Atlanta resident who ate bananas comes to TV

For decades, one of Atlanta's most famous residents lived in a cage and mostly ate bananas. Now Willie B., a beloved gorilla who died eight years ago, has become the posthumous star of a TV documentary. This undated photo provided by Zoo Atlanta, shows Willie B., a western lowland gorilla .The life of Atlanta's favorite gorilla is being memorialized on film. Produced by former Atlanta Mayor and civil rights icon Andrew Young, "The Greatest Ape" will premier this week. The one-hour documentary-st...

Rare Asian Wild Horse Debuts at MN Zoo

Meet Vladamir, the first Asian Wild Horse born at the Minnesota Zoo since 1980. The 26-day-old foal went before his public for the first time today. Mostly, he lounged in the sun by his mom.

Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs at Kansas zoo

A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them. Isabella, a golden retriever at the Safari Zoological Park, east of Caney, Kan. nurses Wednesday, July 30, 2008, three white tiger cubs she adopted after they were abandoned by their mother at the park. The cubs were born on Sunday.

Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs at Kansas zoo

A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them. Isabella, a yellow Lab at the Safari Zoological Park, east of Caney, Kan. nurses Wednesday, July 30, 2008, three white tiger cubs she adopted after they were abandoned by their mother at the park. The cubs were born on Sunday.

A 24-day old Giraffe calf is caressed by its father at the Alipore Zoo in Calcutta, India, Sunday, July 27, 2008. (AP Ph...

AP - A 24-day old Giraffe calf is caressed by its father at the Alipore Zoo in Calcutta, India, Sunday, July 27, 2008.

Houston Zoo welcomes birth of rare parrot

On April 25, 1972 the Houston Zoo made history, recording the first hatching in captivity of an endangered St. Vincent Amazon parrot. That first birth was followed by a second hatching in 1999. Today, the Houston Zoo is proud to report that history has repeated itself again and Zoo bird keepers are caring for a St. Vincent Amazon that hatched on May 28, 2008. The chick has been named Vincent after the father of the first St. Vincent born at the Houston Zoo. “The chick hatched after 25 days of ...

Links: Radiohead GIS, multitouch OSes, Galaxy Zoo

[Ogle Earth] My money is on Android (Google’s own) and iPhone (based on Mac OS X, for which a version already exists.) What about Nokia’s open-source Symbian, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and RIM’s Blackberry OS? Will these be served by browser-based virtual Earths?

Reiko, the polar bear takes a bite of a block of ice at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in Sunday, July 20, 2008. Animals at the zoo ge...

AP - Reiko, the polar bear takes a bite of a block of ice at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in Sunday, July 20, 2008.

Denver to give homeless Museum, Zoo, Movie tickets during Dem. convention

This, like the last post, is not a joke (emphasis added): Hundreds of Denver’s homeless could be cooling their heels in a movie theater or museum while the Democratic National Convention is in town next month. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to get 500 movie tickets as well as passes to the Denver Zoo, Denver [...]

San Francisco Zoo Fur Ball 2008

On Saturday, June 28, young professionals gathered for the annual Fur Ball hosted by the San Francisco Zoo and Zoo II. VIP guests were treated to a private tour of the zoo, which entailed a behind-the-scenes visit with lions and new baby tiger cubs. The magical night also included cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music by Night Fever and an auction benefiting the zoo’s efforts. Liz Geddes, Ryan Wilson Karen Blodgett, Kathy Loewenstern Abraham Martinez, Arlene Bandarrae Jen Cronan, Ann Cheney,...