15 h. ago Edinburgh Zoo welcomes 'famous' TikTok capybara with series of adorable photos

The large rodent rose to fame on the social media platform in 2024 - and staff are hoping he has some 'babybaras' with either Cali or Luna.

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1 week ago Viral videos of dogs called a 'Himalayan fur goblin' and 'teacup werewolf' boost adoptions

When the COVID pandemic practically shut down Nashville's animal shelters, a volunteer photographer tried something different to get more dogs adopted

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Zoo reveals what is happening with old giant panda enclosure as new attraction confirmed

Edinburgh Zoo has announced what will be happening with the former home of the facility’s giant pandas

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Zoo to welcome sloth bears for first time ever with 'amazing' habitat

Edinburgh Zoo is set to welcome sloth bears for the first time ever.

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2 w. ago Former home of giant pandas to be turned into habitat for sloth bears

It is hoped the new habitat will be ready by this summer.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Zoo celebrates new cheetah with photographs of animal 'settling in'

Edinburgh Zoo is once again home to a cheetah, following the sad passing of Clio last year.

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3 w. ago The end of the Ayoreo? The race to find proof that Paraguay’s uncontacted people exist

A vast ranch in the country’s Chaco region is quietly deforesting a huge swath of land. Indigenous people say this could be deadly for their isolated relatives but others say there is no evidence that anyone lives thereJosé Iquebi was hunting wild pigs in the forest when he was kidnapped at gunpoint by men on horseback. They lassoed him, locked him in a cage, and transported him hundreds of miles downriver to Paraguay’s capital, Asunción. His captors charged people money to stare and take photographs. He was about 12 years old.“They treated us like animals,” recalls Iquebi, now 84. It would be decades before he saw his nomadic Ayoreo community again. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Viral Edinburgh Zoo hippo Haggis explores outside for first time in new footage

Edinburgh Zoo has shared adorable new footage of viral sensation Haggis the hippo.

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