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Orangutan Takes Tourist's Shirt – Then Wears It [VIDEO]

Leslie Reynolds — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:46:44 +0000

When I go to the zoo, one of my favorite things to do is look at the monkeys. Some are cute and cuddly, some are funny looking, and some are just really entertaining. Take Carlo the orangutan for example. While the guy in this video probably doesn’t think it’s all that funny, everyone else sure [...]

Same Sex Penguins Get Egg of Their Own [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:30:53 +0000

A same sex penguin couple in a Madrid zoo has been given an egg of their own to care for after building nests together for the past six springs without an egg! The penguins aren’t really gay, more like best friends. According to the U.K.’s Telegraph, Inca and Rayas, the Gentoo penguins at Madrid’s Faunia [...]

Breakdancing Gorilla at The Calgary Zoo [VIDEO]

Jordan Breindel — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:06:16 +0000

Apparently gorillas like to back that thang up just as much as humans do. When this male gorilla isn’t out lounging in his habitat at The Calgary Zoo, there’s nothing he likes more than do a couple of spins in the water room and shake what his mama gave him. Talk about the evolution of dance.

Mysterious Death of Knut the Polar Bear Revealed

Marcie Pink — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:21:31 +0000

Two weeks ago, the Berlin Zoo's most famous resident -- Knut, a 4-year-old polar bear -- was observed seizing up before collapsing into the water in front of a 600-person crowd. He died shortly after, much to the dismay of zookeepers and officials.

Since his March 19 passing, pathologists have studied Knut's body to determine the actual cause of death. They say he ultimately died from drowning, but that a serious underlying infection that caused his brain to swell was the true culprit.