Far from home and away from mother, the tale of four mountain lion kittens is not just tragic but touching too. Two out of these four kittens have survived after being found under a picnic table.

Rescued mountain lion kittens to go to zoo after recovery in US hospital

Antwerp Zoo in Belgium on Friday announced that two hippopotamuses have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. While the deadly virus was earlier seen as a major threat to humans, it is now affecting wildlife as well.

After deers in Canada, 2 hippopotamuses in Belgium zoo test positive for Covid

After 13 gorillas were found to be infected with COVID-19 at Atlanta Zoo, another such case has come to the fore, where eight big cats were tested positive with the deadly virus in another US zoo.

US: 8 big cats test positive for COVID-19 at St. Louis Zoo

Coronavirus cases have been surging across the globe. However, it is not just humans who are contracting the virus. In a first, two hyenas at the Denver zoo have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.

Two hyenas at Denver zoo infected with coronavirus in first such case for species

Zoo officials in India’s southern Chennai city are monitoring the captive birds after five ostriches suddenly died on Wednesday, with a couple of more not keeping well.

India’s Chennai zoo officials on toes after 5 ostriches die due to ‘unknown’ illness

At least 13 western lowland gorillas seem to have tested positive for COVID-19, said Atlanta's zoo in the US. It includes 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity.

Now, COVID-19 spreads to gorillas at US zoo as 13 apes test positive

A baby gorilla has been born in the wild in Gabon from two parents who grew up in captivity in Europe, in a world-first that was hailed by conservationists of the endangered species on Tuesday.

Captive-bred gorillas give birth in the wild, in a world first

Another captive lion has succumbed to COVID-19 in a Chennai zoo, according to a statement from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, near Chennai. This time it was a 12-year old male lion and it succumbed to the virus on Wednesday morning.

After lioness, a lion succumbs to COVID-19 at Chennai zoo

English Championship side Swansea City announced on Thursday they were boycotting social media for a week in protest against online abuse and discrimination, with Birmingham and Rangers taking similar steps.

Rangers join Swansea social media boycott to tackle online abuse

Coronavirus might have fuelled an era of digital learning and communication among humans. Now, animals are not far behind. Chimpanzees at two Czech zoos are starting to enjoy video conferencing!

In pics: Video conferencing brings chimpanzees in different zoos closer

The Taronga Conservation Society Australia announced on Wednesday (March 3) that they will establish a world-first platypus refuge facility. The facility, to be built at Taronga's Western Plains zoo by 2022, will have the capacity to house 65 platypus at a time.

Taronga Zoo to create world-first platypus refuge facility

One strike from a female elephant turned out to be deadlier after a zoo worker in Spain lost his life after getting hit. The female elephant struck the 44-year-old with her trunk on Wednesday at the Cabarceno Natural Park near the northern city of Santander, the zoo in a statement said, reports news agency AFP.

4000-kilo female elephant's one hit from trunk kills zookeeper

In Argentina an unusual love story has had a happy ending after two rare jaguar cubs were born to a wild jaguar father and a mother who has lived all her life in captivity.

Argentine jaguar cubs born to rare wild-captive parents

Still in its fluffy baby fur, a newly born seal pup explored a snowy pool bank at Riga Zoo on Thursday (January 28), only two days after its birth.

Give mum a kiss: baby seal greets its mother at Riga Zoo

Peering through enclosure windows, they were a popular source of entertainment at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo. But the human visitors haven't been around for a month, since the start of a national coronavirus lockdown in Israel, and the animals miss staring at them, zookeepers say.

Coronavirus lockdown a lonely time for Jerusalem zoo animals

While most of Reid Park Zoo's animals cosied up in warmth amid a rare snow flurry on Tuesday (January 26), the elephants of this Arizonian zoo decided to stay out for a snowy romp instead.

Elephants take snowy romp in sun-kissed Arizona

It's only the first month of the year 2021 and we have already seen many first. One more addition to this list now is the birth of a rare white kangaroo. The Animal Adventure Park in New York, this week, revealed that one of their kangaroos has given birth to a joey which has an all-white fur, making it a rare one in the family.

'A blessing': New York zoo discovers extremely rare white kangaroo

Four lions at a Barcelona zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday. This is only the second known case in which large felines have contracted the virus.

Four lions at a zoo in Spain test positive for coronavirus

Two giant pandas welcomed frost in their enclosure, the CCTV camera of Moscow Zoo showed their reactions to the ice crust covering pounds on Monday (July 31).

Pandas in Moscow zoo enjoy first ice

"Ichiha" and "Popo" are two red pandas who have become the novelty of a Chilean zoo hosting them as part of a conservation project for their endangered species.

Chilean zoo welcomes two red pandas

London Zoo reopened its gates on Wednesday (December 2) as England emerged from a month-long coronavirus lockdown.

London Zoo brings festive cheer as it reopens after lockdown

A Chinese baby panda, born to a pair of adult pandas loaned to South Korea from China, celebrated her 100th day on Wednesday (November 4) and received a new name and blessings from the public.

Giant panda cub makes her debut at South Korea zoo

Buyan, a male brown bear kept in a Siberian zoo, has predicted Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the US election.

Siberian bear predicts Biden win over Trump

A clutch of critically-endangered water frogs rescued from a muddy puddle in Chile's driest desert has birthed 200 offspring at the country's national zoo, the Chilean government announced on Wednesday (October 21).

Chile celebrates breeding of endangered Loa water frogs

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