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Zoos

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The 19th-Century French Frenzy for Species Swapping, in a Single Chart

Quaggas, ibises, and tapirs, oh my!

Jessica Leigh Hester October 17, 2019

View of the Spencer Robert's mural room, Port Lympne mansion.

Lympne, England

Spencer Roberts Room

Its walls are adorned with exquisite murals of the natural world, transforming it into an ecologist’s Sistine Chapel.

Pteroglossus castanotis held in the park.

Villavicencio, Colombia

Bioparque Los Ocarros (Los Ocarros Biopark)

A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.

Overthrust Fault

Washington, D.C.

Overthrust Fault

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

Emmett the cheetah chases Cullen, his companion Labrador retriever, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

An Emotional Support Dog Is the Only Thing That Chills Out a Cheetah

Like humans, the notoriously nervous cats can use a surrogate best friend.

Isaac Schultz August 19, 2019

The statue of Guy the gorilla.

London, England

Statue of Guy the Gorilla

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Patriot Park in 2015.

Odintsovsky District, Russia

Patriot Park

You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”

A jaguar.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

Zoo Miguel Álvarez del Toro

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

The stately stone.

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth'

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, France

Parc des Félins

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

A polar bear at the zoo.

Ranua Wildlife Park

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

Cornelius, the London Zoo's corn snake.

See Inside an Array of Zoo Animals With These X-Rays

They're going to be okay.

Evan Nicole Brown February 20, 2019

Bibi and Poldi having a tense moment.

The Celebrity Tortoise Breakup That Rocked the World

In 2011, after nearly a century together, Galápagos tortoises Bibi and Poldi called it quits. We still don’t know why.

Cara Giaimo February 13, 2019

Lion skull.

London, England

Tower of London Barbary Lion Skulls

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Nils Olav inspects the King's Guard after being knighted at the Edinburgh Zoo.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Nils Olav

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Flamingos at night.

What Do Flamingos Do at Night?

Lessons from an avian surveillance project.

Cara Giaimo September 12, 2018

A crocodile sunning.

Monroe, Washington

Reptile Zoo

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

Old bear cage.

House of Beasts of Retiro Park

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.