NewsSnow leopard cubs step outside
Three snow leopard cubs born in July at Warsaw Zoo made their outdoor debut on International Snow Leopard Day.
Source: Xinhua ↗Fun
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NewsNewborn baby sloth in San Diego
San Diego Zoo showed off a two-toed sloth pup born in August, snuggling with mom Xena and munching lettuce.
Source: New York Post ↗
ClipOtters slam dunk mini pumpkins
Sea otters at Oregon Zoo marked fall and the new basketball season by dunking mini pumpkins like basketballs.
Source: CTV News ↗
NewsLittle dog Luna survives five weeks in Yellowstone
Little dog Luna was found safe after nearly five weeks alone in the park and is back home.
Source: The Columbian ↗
NewsCat Turtle home after 571 days
A missing cat was found 10 miles away thanks to a social media post, and his microchip confirmed it was him.
Source: The Cool Down ↗
ClipThe shark that wants to be petted like a cat
Rascal, a pajama shark, keeps swimming back to diver Leigh de Necker to be stroked and nudges her whenever she sings through her snorkel. Experts think the shark senses the sound vibrations with its lateral line.
Source: Deep Blue Discovery via Yahoo ↗
NewsHornbill gets a brand-new 3D-printed beak
A southern ground hornbill at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo got two 3D-printed prostheses after both halves of its beak broke. The bird started using its new beak the same day.
Source: VICE ↗
NewsZoo livestreams a giraffe birth for the first time
Tessa, a Masai giraffe at Cincinnati Zoo, could have her fifth calf any day, and two cameras let anyone watch live. Fans can later join in to help name the calf.
Source: Axios Cincinnati ↗
NewsLeave It to Beavers: Two Young Kits Find a New Home in Cornwall
Two young beavers have moved into the Cornish Seal Sanctuary to keep each other company while they grow up, with the hope of a release into the wild. They are named Steve and Terri after conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin.
Source: BBC News ↗
NewsFive Fluffy Owlets Grow Up in a Manhattan Water Tower
A barn owl family has moved into a rooftop water tower on the Upper West Side, which experts call the first documented barn owl nest in modern Manhattan. Crowds gather nightly to spot the five fluffy youngsters, and those spooky night screeches turned out to be owl chatter.
Source: AP via ABC7 New York ↗
NewsTwo Tiny Capybaras Roll Into San Francisco Zoo, Chill Levels Rising
Two six-month-old capybara siblings have arrived at San Francisco Zoo, the first there in nearly a decade. They share their home with a giant anteater and giant tortoises, and the zoo is auctioning off the right to name them.
Source: USA Today ↗
StoryPurl Patrol: Knitted Traffic Officer Gets Drivers Hitting the Brakes
In the village of Fillongley, a knitting group has put woolly figures along the road, including an officer in a knitted high-vis vest with a yarn speed gun. Drivers brake as if it were a real speed check, but the star figure has now gone missing.
Source: BBC News ↗