Zoos
Tragic Fire Claims Lives of Over 200 Animals at Crimean Zoo
More than 200 animals perished in a massive blaze that engulfed the Tropic Park zoo in the popular seaside town of Yevpatoria.
Tiger cub: Experts agree on euthanasia
A team of experts has ruled that a 4-month-old white tiger cub found under a garbage bin outside the Attica Zoological Park cannot be saved, it was reported on Thursday.
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Kiska, last captive orca in Canada, has died at Marineland
The killer whale named Kiska at Canada's Marineland theme park, the country's last captive orca who swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died.
Mice cloned from freeze-dried cells could improve species conservation
Currently, facilities referred to as “frozen zoos” are used to store samples of animal sperm, eggs and other tissues at cryogenic temperatures
Zoos: Cruel cages or compassionate conservation?
Zoos have come under incredible assault, as places that are utterly immoral prisons of cages for animals that should be allowed to roam free
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Lemurs in Tarsus Zoo attracts attention
The Tarsus Zoo, the only zoo in the eastern Mediterranean region, is home to lemurs, who draw great interest from visitors. (AA Photo)
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Turkey’s first and only safari park draws visitors
Turkey's first and only safari park, located on an area of 350,000 square meters in the Gaziantep Zoo, is drawing visitors in the new season.
The safari park, where those who walk among animals say they feel like they are in Africa, is home to 700 animals of 50 different species.
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Mexican Zoo - Refuge for Animals During the Pandemic
- Kira, the tiger -
Kira, a two and a half year-old tiger, arrived at a zoo in Mexico's northeast in April after her owner could no longer feed her due to the coronavirus-induced economic collapse.
The imposing 130-kilogram tigress was sedated and transported in a cage by truck to her new home in Culiacan zoo in Sinaloa state.
Gaziantep Zoo takes measures against virus
In the Gaziantep Zoo in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, precautions have been taken within the scope of coronavirus measures.
In the zoo, which was already closed to visitors, is being disinfected at certain intervals and employees wearing protective clothing started feeding the animals with foods that would strengthen their immune system.
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Aquarium divers feed fish with hand
Two divers working in the underwater world aquarium where 1,200 sea creatures of 120 species live in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, feed th sharks, stingrays and herd fish with their hands.
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