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Chaos erupts at Electric Zoo after the music festival closed its gates early, prompting fans to stampede and push their way into the venue
In a statement sent to Insider, an Electric Zoo representative said that "the vast majority of Elec…
Monica Humphries
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A bunch of capybaras adopted a stray orange cat in Malaysia, and now it's officially part of the enclosure at the country's national zoo
Oyen the cat is so popular that his presence alone sometimes doubles the number of visitors to Zoo …
Matthew Loh
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An endangered species of giraffe suddenly died at a Texas zoo. Days later, her month-old baby died too.
Zuri, a giraffe calf born last month, died just a few days after her mother. They were Masai giraff…
Katie Balevic
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An escape artist bear named Ben who got out of his enclosure twice — including while guests were at the zoo — is being moved to a new zoo with a habitat that has a moat
Ben the bear escaped even after his habitat was reinforced, leading the Saint Louis Zoo to transfer…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An alligator egg was stolen from a Texas zoo 20 years ago. Wildlife officials found the 8-foot-long gator living as a pet in the backyard of a former zoo volunteer.
The American alligator, named Tewa, was returned to the Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo, which has …
Kelsey Vlamis
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One of the 'worst roadside zoos in America,' which kept a tiger that was so malnourished its bones were visible, is closing after a legal battle
PETA reached a settlement with the Waccatee Zoological Farm that means that it will close permanent…
Joshua Zitser
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This Texas zoo will let you name a cockroach or rodent after your 'difficult' boss or ex for Valentine's Day. You can also watch the zoo animals eat the pests.
The zoo is also offering a $150 upgrade for a personalized video of the feeding, which can be sent …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Shell-shocked animals at Kyiv Zoo are being given anti-depressants as Russia ramps up its missile attacks
Animals were rattled after a rocket struck Kyiv Zoo as part of a Russian airstrike on Tuesday.
Sophia Ankel
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An extremely rare brown spotless giraffe was photographed for the first time in the African wild just weeks after another one was born at a Tennessee zoo, conservation organization says
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation released photos of the young brown spotless giraffe, which may …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A zebra escaped from the Seoul zoo and spent 3 hours hoofing around the capital city
Sero the zebra had a field day in Seoul after escaping from the zoo. He spent three hours hoofing a…
Aditi Bharade
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The first video uploaded to YouTube, 18 years ago, featured cofounder Jawed Karim at the zoo. Watch it here.
The first video on YouTube was a 19-second clip of cofounder Jawed Karim. It's simple, but forged a…
Aaron Mok
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Bears that look suspiciously human are circulating online after a zoo in China denied using a person in a costume instead of a real bear
Earlier this week, a zoo in China denied rumors that one of its bears was a human in a suit. Now, m…
Charissa Cheong
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Clouded leopard located and 'safely secured' after it escaped from a Dallas zoo
The Dallas Zoo closed Friday morning and assured the public it was a "non-dangerous" animal that wa…
Chris Panella
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A Miami zoo had to apologize to New Zealand after thousands online said it offended the country with its treatment of kiwi birds
Pāora, a kiwi hatched at Zoo Miami, spent time under bright lights while guests pet the bird as par…
Hannah Getahun
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Dallas Zoo suspect told police he 'loved animals' and planned to steal more if released: affidavit
Police say the suspect kept the stolen tamarin monkeys and other animals in squalid conditions in a…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The Dallas Zoo's missing monkeys were found inside a closet in an abandoned house, police say
The stolen monkeys, which were discovered missing on Monday, were just the latest in a string of un…
Azmi Haroun,Kelsey Vlamis
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After visiting the zoo with my family on a regular basis, we finally became members and after just 2 visits, we've already made our money back
After spending hundreds on visiting the Bronx Zoo with her family, Insider's correspondent became a…
Jane Ridley
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A zoo in China denied that its bears were ‘humans in disguise’ after photos showed one standing on its hind legs with pant-like folds on its rear
A Chinese zoo has denied that its sun bears are actually humans in costumes after internet viral ph…
Joshua Zitser
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The Toronto Zoo wants visitors to stop showing a 'fascinated' gorilla their phones so he can just 'hang out with his brother' and 'be a gorilla'
Like children, gorillas need less screen time. One gorilla, who is the "epitome of a teenager," is …
Katie Balevic
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A rare owl named Flaco escaped the Central Park Zoo and is now gallivanting around the park hunting for prey
Flaco the owl escaped the zoo almost two weeks ago and has been successfully fending for himself ev…