Rare Madagascar tortoise hatches at zoo
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The Knoxville Zoo says it has become the first U.S. zoo to successfully breed Northern spider tortoises, a subspecies so rare they can no longer be exported from their native Madagascar off Africa's southeastern coast.
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The most exciting new arrival at the Franklin Park Zoo in several years, a skinny brown tangle of limbs with a tufted blond mohawk, clung tightly to its mother&#39;s belly yesterday while onlookers ogled in amazement.
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Booming global trade in rare forms of wildlife ranging from tropical fish and trees to African lizards is threatening many of them with extinction, conservation group WWF said on Thursday.
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Botanists discover a species of giant self-destructing palm in Madagascar, quite unlike an ordinary palm tree.
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The endangered Siberian tiger gets a boost, with the birth in captivity of 84 cubs since March this year in China.
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A giant tortoise and an orphaned baby hippo who forged an unusual friendship after the 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia are the stars of a new Web site so fans can follow their progress.
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LONDON - A prehistoric reptile gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs, fossil evidence suggests. Scientists weren&#39;t sure if the ancient reptiles, called sauropterygians, hatched from eggs on land like sea turtles or were born alive in the water.
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By Kathleen Casey, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  May 28--There's only one beach left for the leatherback sea turtle, one nesting area that hasn't been built up with condos and hotels.
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A massive palm tree discovered on the island of Madagascar represents a new genus and species, researchers say.
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The Brookfield Zoo announced this week the birth of a baby okapi &#151; an endangered African animal that looks as if it were put together by committee.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 10--In Florida, the lowly gopher tortoise can lead a short and anxious life. Although they are a state protected species, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Service often issues incidental take permits in its name.
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Two Atlas lion cubs, which are extinct in the wild, have been born in a zoo in western France, the zoo said.
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Man-made rain and flooding, along with some extra food, were enough to convince the trio of anacondas at the New England Aquarium to breed in captivity for the first time. One of the aquarium's two female anacondas is confirmed pregnant by the lone male.
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By Brandy Benedict, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jun. 24--Active nests of an extremely rare bird species have been found in Wisconsin, a first for the state.
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The new baby elephant at Saint Louis Zoo will be known as Jade.
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By CHRIS BRUMMITT JAKARTA, Indonesia - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday with a single task - to breed and help save the endangered species from extinction.
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A baby hippo rescued shortly after floods last week befriends a 100-year-old tortoise in Kenya.