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China: Live Baby Rabbits Rescued From Pelican’s Throat at Zoo

On May 28, 2025, at a local zoo in Yibin, Sichuan province, southwestern China, two staff members were filmed restraining a white pelican. After prying open its beak, they pulled out four to five newborn rabbits. Fortunately, the rabbits were still alive.

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Tigers get "privileges" in E China zoo

STORY: Tigers get "privileges" in E China zoo DATELINE: July 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tigers relaxing and walking on the tiger tunnel 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG WENJIE, Zookeeper at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo 3. various of zookeepers preparing food for tigers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DONG WENJIE, Zookeeper at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo 5. various of zookeepers hanging food on a high pillar 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DONG WENJIE, Zookeeper at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo 7. various of a tiger eating 8. various of tourists observing tigers 9. various of tigers relaxing STORYLINE: July 29 marks International Tiger Day. Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo offers visitors a unique perspective to observe the life of tigers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG WENJIE, Zookeeper at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo "Traditional zoos have a design that allows visitors to observe the animals from a higher ground. Here, we have an opposite design. Animals can w

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Australian zoo welcomes 1st southern white rhino calf born in decade

STORY: Australian zoo welcomes 1st southern white rhino calf born in decade DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the southern white rhino calf STORYLINE: The Werribee Open Range Zoo in the Australian state of Victoria has been celebrating the arrival of a southern white rhino calf, which is the first calf of this threatened species to be born at the zoo in almost a decade. The zoo said in a statement on Thursday that following a 16-month pregnancy, first-time mother Kipenzi gave birth just before 4:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday to the female calf who weighed just over 60 kilograms. Both Kipenzi and the newborn has been carefully monitored by veterinarians and zookeepers. According to the statement, keepers observed an absence of healthy bonding after birth, with the calf not thriving as expected during the first hours of infancy. It was later brought to the zoo's vet clinic for medical checks and supplementary feeding. This

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March of penguins at Asahiyama Zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - People watch penguins taking a stroll at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 10, 2011. Zookeepers let the penguins walk on snow through mid-March to keep them healthy as they do not actively swim in their pool during winter.

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MALAYSIA-GIANT PANDAS-16TH BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220823) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zookeepers prepare birthday treats for giant panda Liang Liang at Zoo Negara near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 23, 2022. Giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang celebrated their 16th birthday at Zoo Negara near Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Xing Xing and Liang Liang, arrived in Malaysia in 2014, have given birth to three giant panda cubs. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GIANT PANDAS-16TH BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220823) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zookeepers prepare birthday treats for giant panda Liang Liang at Zoo Negara near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 23, 2022. Giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang celebrated their 16th birthday at Zoo Negara near Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Xing Xing and Liang Liang, arrived in Malaysia in 2014, have given birth to three giant panda cubs. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GIANT PANDAS-16TH BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220823) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zookeepers prepare birthday treats for giant panda Xing Xing at Zoo Negara near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 23, 2022. Giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang celebrated their 16th birthday at Zoo Negara near Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Xing Xing and Liang Liang, arrived in Malaysia in 2014, have given birth to three giant panda cubs. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-ZOO NEGARA-MALAYAN TIGERS

(220303) -- KUALA LUMPUR, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zookeepers Mohd Effendi Radzuan (R) and Safuan Sulaiman prepare to feed the Malayan tigers at Zoo Negara near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Malayan tiger faces oblivion without concerted action" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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Wakayama zookeeper leads team in successfully breeding pandas

Tomoko Kumakawa, leader of a team of zookeepers in charge of pandas at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a photo of twin panda cubs born at the zoo five days earlier in this file photo taken on Dec. 7, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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March of penguins at Asahiyama Zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - People watch penguins taking a stroll at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 10, 2011. Zookeepers let the penguins walk on snow through mid-March to keep them healthy as they do not actively swim in their pool during winter. (Kyodo)

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"Lazy" bears at Hokkaido zoo draw smiles

Himalayan black bear Tomo is seen chilling out in an empty stainless steel water tub at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in this photo taken in May 2017. Zookeepers said the bear may find the temperature inside the tub comfortable and like the snug fit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual alligator washing

Zookeepers wash a 3-meter-long alligator at Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden southwest of Tokyo in the annual year-end cleanup on Dec. 26, 2017. The Izu Shimbun newspaper supplied the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual alligator washing

Zookeepers wash a 3-meter-long alligator at Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden southwest of Tokyo in the annual year-end cleanup on Dec. 26, 2017. The Izu Shimbun newspaper supplied the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo