In numerous areas with high foot traffic, such as the main entrance and concession areas, 47 self-service kiosks have been installed due to staff shortages.
A Worcester man was arrested and charged Monday morning after attempting to break into the tiger exhibit at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo by scaling multiple gates.
The new western lowland gorilla came into the world on Oct. 26, the zoo reported. But when the baby boy’s mother Nneka failed to “show appropriate maternal care,” Fredrika (aka Freddy), who has raised four others, took over mothering duties.
Most people know that zookeepers do not get into the field for the money, it is for the love of animals and the job that keeps them going. To their own peril, zookeepers have refused to leave their animals even during wartime and natural disasters.
When two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park started to cough last Wednesday, veterinarians tested their fecal samples and found RNA from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.