http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Zoos_and_AquariumsFind stories, videos, and photos about Zoos and Aquariums from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:28:08 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Zoos_and_Aquariums14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Zoos and Aquariums from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTextA third beluga whale belonging to the world's largest aquarium has died, the Georgia Aquarium announced late Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/05/zoo.tiger.mauling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/05/zoo.tiger.mauling/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Siberian Tiger mauled a man Monday morning after he and a friend scaled the fence of the Calgary Zoo and pressed up against the tiger cage, zoo officials said.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308996,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308996,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe famed polar bear has his first encounter with another bear - a female named GiannaWed, 30 Sep 2009 02:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/27/zoo.intruder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/27/zoo.intruder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man snuck into the grizzly bear exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo Saturday but was rescued immediately afterward without incident, authorities said.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/21/zoo.aquarium.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/21/zoo.aquarium.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWho are we kidding? An African safari isn't in the cards this year. Neither is a trip to an exotic island where your gang can snorkel with every variety of tropical fish.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/08/elephant.sanctuary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/08/elephant.sanctuary/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pair of Asian elephants tramps through lush vegetation, stopping to scoop dust with their trunks and toss it onto their backs for protection from the summer sun.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/uk.london.zoo.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/uk.london.zoo.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou don't want to monkey around on a blind date, especially if your friends are also taking an interest in the same dark, handsome stranger.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/05/san.diego.panda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/05/san.diego.panda/index.html#cnnSTCTextA giant panda at the San Diego Zoo gave birth to a cub the size of a stick of butter on Wednesday, her fifth cub born in the zoo since 1999.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291209,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291209,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe former Girls Next Door star shares animal photos on her Web siteWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/dc.panda.birthday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/dc.panda.birthday/index.html#cnnSTCTextA birthday "cake" made of ice, beets, apples and pears? It might not sound appetizing, but it was a special treat Thursday for Tai Shan, the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant panda.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.boars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.boars/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree wild boars were put to sleep in Iraq on Friday because of swine flu fears, a zoo official said.Sun, 03 May 2009 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/01/30/endangered.zoos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/01/30/endangered.zoos/index.html#cnnSTCTextLayoffs for sea lions? Furloughs for frogs? Is there no job security, anywhere?Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/23/uk.ape.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/23/uk.ape.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTextA baby ape born in the UK is settling into a new life in a German zoo after flying from Birmingham to Frankfurt -- monkey business class.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/mayors.pork/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/mayors.pork/index.html#cnnSTCTextA report to Congress that requests $73.2 billion to pay for infrastructure projects around the country includes plans for a polar bear exhibit, an anti-prostitution program, a water park ride, zoos, museums and aquatic centers, CNN has found.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/13/germany.polar.bear.dies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/13/germany.polar.bear.dies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA polar bear twin born last month at a German zoo has died less than a week after its sibling, zoo officials announced Saturday.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/10/germany.polar.bear.dies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/10/germany.polar.bear.dies/index.html#cnnSTCTextConcerns were growing Wednesday for a polar bear born last month at a German zoo after its twin died and was possibly eaten by its mother.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/japan.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/japan.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTextPuzzled zookeepers in northern Japan have discovered the reason why their attempts to mate two polar bears kept failing: Both are female.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:56:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853178,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853178,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIndia's only gorilla is lonely. Even though Polo is 6 feet tall, dark-haired, bilingual and good-natured, the 36-year-old silverback gorilla is still single after a fruitless eight-year searchThu, 23 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847209,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847209,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEveryone needs some chicken soup for the soul -- even pandasFri, 03 Oct 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/05/oldest.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/05/oldest.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo, her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo -- her home for more than half a centuryFri, 05 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the world's largest aquarium, where most inhabitants settle for swimming, Nandi soars gracefully through her new home on majestic 9-foot wings.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOfficials said Monday the city is not liable for the death of a San Jose teenager who was attacked by an escaped tiger on Christmas Day at the San Francisco ZooTue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe parents of a teenager killed by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo filed a claim against the city Thursday, seeking monetary compensationFri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/08/polar.germ/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/08/polar.germ/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fluffy white polar bear cub that has captured German hearts is making her first public appearance Tuesday at the Nuremberg City Zoo.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn organization that accredits zoos says the San Francisco Zoo had an "impressive" response to a tiger escape on Christmas Day but could have done more initially, according to a report the zoo released Tuesday.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/13/smbusiness/weld_faster.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/13/smbusiness/weld_faster.fsb/index.htmSeven months after offering service to customers who need welding jobs done quickly, Central Texas Express Metalwork had landed 12 new accounts. Revenue jumped from $670,000 in 2005 to $1.7 million in 2007.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/18/polar.bear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/18/polar.bear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 5-week-old polar bear cub, which had to be taken away from its mother over fears it might be eaten, has been named after a public poll.Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/10/germany.polarebear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/10/germany.polarebear/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman zookeepers in Nuremberg will bottle-feed a four-week-old polar bear and rear it away from its mother after concerns the mother would eat her cub, officials said Thursday.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:50:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/10/pistons.reserves/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/10/pistons.reserves/index.htmlThe Zoo Crew. It sounds like the name of a children's TV show. Or maybe a college frat house. Or an afternoon sports talk radio team.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsShould zookeepers intervene when a mom wants to eat her offspring? That's the question being debated by Germany's polar bear loversWed, 09 Jan 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/02/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/02/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice are investigating whether several items found in the enclosure of a tiger who fatally mauled a 17-year-old man show that the animal was attacked or taunted, San Francisco Zoo spokesman Sam Singer said Wednesday.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698768,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698768,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe last minutes of a 17-year-old boy's life were spent trying to save his friend from the tiger that was mauling him at the San Francisco Zoo, only to have the animal turn on himFri, 28 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/27/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/27/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA wall that separated the public from the San Francisco Zoo's tigers is nearly 6 feet lower than initially reported -- and nearly 4 feet lower than industry standards -- the zoo's director said Thursday.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:43:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice are reportedly investigating whether the young men mauled by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo taunted the animaThu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe parents of a 17-year-old boy killed by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo said the attack has forever ruined Christmas for them, while police are investigating whether someone helped the tiger escape.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/25/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/25/tiger.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn escaped Siberian tiger attacked and killed one zoo patron and injured two others Tuesday afternoon in a cafe at the San Francisco Zoo, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Fire Department told CNN.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/tiger.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/tiger.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSawyer Jones kept asking if the tigers could get out of their enclosure. The 3-year-old boy was with his family at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday to enjoy a brisk holiday morning with the animals.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/zoo.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/zoo.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextZoo accidents don't happen often, but when they do, personnel have to be ready.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648643,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648643,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWed, 01 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/17/washington.dc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/17/washington.dc/index.htmlMake faces at the oh-so-cuddly panda cub or inspect a moon rock. Cheer on a big-league baseball team or practice spycraft.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/20/story.polar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/20/story.polar/index.htmlA celebrity in the animal kingdom, polar bear cub Knut is no stranger to TV cameras, visiting fans and posing for Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/09/11/irwin.funeral/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/09/11/irwin.funeral/index.htmlA public memorial service for wildlife celebrity Steve Irwin will be held next week, probably in a large football stadium in the Queensland state capital of Brisbane, his family told media Monday.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/06/panda.birth/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/06/panda.birth/index.htmlZoo Atlanta announced the birth of a giant panda cub Wednesday. On its official Web site, the zoo said the cub was born to Lun Lun at 4:51p.m. ET.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/11/21/new.ga.aquarium/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/11/21/new.ga.aquarium/index.htmlBehind a massive acrylic window, golden trevally move in sync, a sawfish pokes through the sand and a whale shark glides slowly and steadily overhead -- an aquatic ballet set to music.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/09/katrina.aquarium/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/09/katrina.aquarium/index.htmlPenguins, sea otters, rare Australian sea dragons and a 250-pound sea turtle named Midas -- all survivors of Hurricane Katrina -- were loaded into crates Friday to be airlifted out of the New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/07/katrina.zoos/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/07/katrina.zoos/index.htmlHurricane Katrina killed most of the fish in the New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association Web site reported.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/05/katrina.zoos/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/05/katrina.zoos/index.htmlWhile New Orleans officials were saying that Hurricane Katrina's death toll would likely be in the thousands, the city's animal centers fared better, with only a pair of river otters reported dead at the Audubon Zoo and a whooping crane lost at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/24/west.nile.zoo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/24/west.nile.zoo/index.htmlHis enemies number in the billions around the globe and are a swift and elusive opponent. But his job is to seek them out where they live and, in the process, protect a menagerie of exotic animals.Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/16/chucky.hunt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/16/chucky.hunt/index.htmlChucky is used to this kind of attention.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/21/komodo.death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/21/komodo.death/index.htmlA rare Komodo dragon has died after falling from a wall while trying to reach her mate at London Zoo.Sat, 21 Aug 2004 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08/11/national.zoo.tiger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08/11/national.zoo.tiger/index.htmlThe National Zoo's 14-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs-- Marah, Jalan and Besar -- made their first public appearance Wednesday accompanied by their mother, Solyono.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/news/funny/canada_zoos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/news/funny/canada_zoos/index.htmTORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian zoos may have to curb breeding programs for some rare animals, because a U.S. ban on imports of giraffe, deer and other ruminants means there is no market south of the border for the babies.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76423/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76423/index.htmThe Zoological Society of San Diego has done more than most businesses to transform itself into a 21st-century organization. It deserves to be seen for its management as well as for its spectacular...Mon, 18 May 1992 04:01:00 EDT