Cloud rat arrives at London Zoo
505523
London zoo celebrates the birth of a Panay cloud rat, a very rare tree-living rodent from the Philippines.
703963
The first female beefeater at the Tower of London, whose appointment overturned more than 500 years of tradition, smiled broadly as she met her new colleagues on Monday.
50509
SAN DIEGO - On his first birthday Thursday, giant panda cub Mei Sheng delighted visitors by playing for the first time in snow delivered to him at the San Diego Zoo. He also sat on his ice cake, wrestled with his mom, got his coat incredibly dirty, and didn't read any of the more than 700 birthday wishes sent him via e-mail from as far away as Ireland and Argentina...
712516
Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists said Monday.
555120
A new bluetongue protection zone is set up after a fresh case is found in the Greater London area.
224494
The first panda in Europe to be conceived naturally by animals in captivity is born at a zoo in Vienna.
425650
This time the blood wasn&#39;t Sue Bird&#39;s. In fact, this time the Storm guard stepped over her team trainer&#39;s supplies to crack jokes with Justin Lord, one of the male practice players who was bopped on the schnozz yesterday, joining the broken-nose club.
432611
Sydney's premier zoo is celebrating the  news that its 9-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant, but animal  rights groups are shocked that the zoo has let a juvenile  elephant fall pregnant.
694405
On his first birthday Thursday, giant panda cub Mei Sheng delighted visitors by playing for the first time in snow delivered to him at the San Diego Zoo. He also sat on his ice cake, wrestled with his mom, got his coat incredibly dirty, and didn't read any of the more than 700 birthday wishes sent him via e-mail from as far away as Ireland and Argentina.
767105
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A mythical and ghostly creature has appeared in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands.
668694
The new baby elephant at Saint Louis Zoo will be known as Jade.
393160
One of a pair of rare Komodo dragon lizards brought to London Zoo amid great fanfare last month has died after falling off a wall while trying to reach her mate, zoo officials confirmed.
660728
RICHMOND, Va. - A flying mammal with freakishly large ears is looking for its place in the sun.
331410
NEW YORK - Snake's alive! A boa constrictor was recovering Friday at a Manhattan animal shelter, one day after it was injured by a man who was waving the six-foot snake at passers-by on a Brooklyn street, authorities said.
227535
Two giant pandas were welcomed like heads of state when they arrived in Spain from China on Saturday to begin a new life in an air-conditioned pagoda and custom-built gardens at Madrid zoo.
642687
YONKERS, N.Y. - Commuters waiting for a train to the northern suburbs of New York City were surprised to see a boa constrictor lying on the railroad tracks, but the snake didn't block the rails for long...
547180
Lions licked blood-flavored ice blocks in the zoo, judges went wigless in court and guards at Buckingham Palace ducked into the shade.