Boston's Franklin Park Zoo welcomed the birth of its first baby gorilla on Wednesday (October 14). The little boy weighed in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces after being delivered by Cesarean section following some unexpected bleeding by his mother, Kiki.

First baby gorilla born at Boston zoo

Some extremely cute additions have arrived at Lima's Parque de Leyendas zoo after the recent hatching of two penguin chicks and the birth of a baby alpaca.

Penguin chicks and a baby alpaca the newest additions to Peru zoo

Three giant panda cubs were born this week at the Qinling research center of giant panda breeding in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Research center in northwest China welcomes three newborn giant panda cubs

With the summer heat gripping Italy on Thursday (August 13), zoo residents in the country's capital were chilling out as they cool off with tasty frozen treats.

As Rome sizzles, zoo treats animals to ice lollies 

In Amboseli National Park in Kenya, elephants were fitted with tracking collars on Wednesday (August 12) as part of an event to mark World Elephant Day.

Elephants fitted with trackers as new births celebrated on World Elephant Day 

Giant panda Hefeng had his second birthday celebration in Shanghai Zoo on Sunday. Hefeng had a feast of birthday cake together with his brother Xingguang.

Shanghai Zoo holds birthday party for giant panda Hefeng

Taipei Zoo, in China's Taiwan province, kicked off a month-long event on Monday to solicit a name from the public for a newly-born giant panda cub by live and online activities.

Taipei Zoo solicits name for newly-born giant panda cub from public

An endangered ring-tailed lemur has given birth to twins at the San Diego Zoo. Veterinarians have checked the two little lemurs and a wildlife care specialist says their mother, Rosalita, is performing all the appropriate behaviors for a mother lemur.

Twin ring-tailed lemurs born at San Diego Zoo

Double celebrations were held at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday, with the 100-day anniversary of a special pair of twin panda cubs coinciding with the traditional Duanwu Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival.

Double celebrations held for Duanwu Festival, twin panda cubs' 100-day anniversary

Visitors of all ages on Tuesday (June 23) attended Madrid's zoo which re-opened on Monday (June 22) after being shut for over three months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Madrid's zoo re-opens after three-month lockdown ends

Snout first, Gloria the baby hippo took her first tentative steps into the deep pool in her enclosure at France's Beauval zoo on Monday (June 22).

Gloria the baby hippo takes first dip in the deep end at French zoo

Visitors rushed to Moscow zoo on Tuesday (June 16) for a long-waited reopening as coronavirus-related restrictions get further lifted in Russia. To enter the zoo, people are required to wear masks and maintain a 'snow leopard distance' between each other.

Keep snow leopard distance - Moscow zoo reopens after easing of lockdown

Paris's zoo re-opened on Monday (June 8) after a three month closure because of COVID-19 shutdown with 62 new residents.

Paris zoo re-opens with 62 new residents born during coronavirus shutdown

A zoo in northwest England is in a battle for survival as the COVID-19 crisis threatens to wipeout its summer season. Chester Zoo has been closed to visitors since Britain went into lockdown in March - meaning zero income from admissions or retail.

Tough times ahead for UK zoo forced to stay shut due to COVID-19

Vienna Zoo's latest attraction has made its public debut - a new pygmy marmoset, one of the world's smallest primate species.

New baby of world's smallest primate born in Vienna

An Austrian minister has become the honorary godmother of a baby elephant born at Vienna Zoo. A small ceremony to mark the occasion was held at the newly-reopened zoo.

Austrian minister becomes godmother to baby elephant

The Calgary Zoo will send its two giant pandas back to China over a shortage in bamboo supply amid the coronavirus pandemic, the zoo's president announced on Tuesday (May 12).

Canadian zoo plans to return pandas to China over bamboo shortage

An aquarium near Tokyo has come up with an interesting way to keep animal-lovers entertained during the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: Fauci among 3 key US members of White House response team in self-quarantine after COVID exposure The penguins at this aquarium have been introduced to seals for the first time in what is being called an inter-species meetup.

Aquarium in Tokyo finds innovative way to keep animal-lovers entertained amid coronavirus pandemic

Two white lions have been born in the Paphos Zoo in Cyprus. The one and a half week old lion cubs - one boy and one girl - were born to Zeus and Hera, two eight year old white lions that were brought to Cyprus from a zoo in South Africa.

Two white lions born in Cyprus zoo amidst 'peace and quiet'

Thousands of animals, including endangered ones, are facing starvation at Indonesia's zoos, as COVID-19-sparked plunge in ticket sales pushes facilities to the brink of collapse.

Zoos running out of food stock in Indonesia

A six-month-old giant panda cub Jia Jia zai, son of his mother Jia Jia, began to meet visitors through the glasses of the panda house in the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo on Saturday.

Panda cub meets visitors in Shanghai

A sea lion performed its usual routine to empty crowds on Tuesday (April 21) in its pool at the Palmyre Zoo in western France, which has closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Seals, monkeys perform to empty crowds at French zoo amid virus crisis

The Wild Life Sydney Zoo at Darling Harbour may be closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that doesn't mean a slowdown of work for curatorial supervisor and zookeeper, Renee Howell.

Australian zookeeper copes with changes on the job during coronavirus

Malie the sea lion and his keeper, Danielle Fox, stand side-by-side in an almost empty Taronga Zoo on Monday (April 20). Being able to venture out of his enclosure, Malie waddles freely down a path without any guests.

No visitors at Australian zoo, but animals train for when lockdown ends

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