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The Newborn Hippopotamus - Sri Lanka

A newborn hippopotamus is pictured at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 1, 2025. A hippopotamus calf was born here on August 27. Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Flash Flood Hits Durham, NC Days After Tropical Depression Chantal

Several parts of North Carolina experienced severe flash flooding on Wednesday, July 9, as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the region, just days after Tropical Depression Chantal brought intense flooding to Chapel Hill. The Durham Fire Department responded to multiple calls as a result of flooding across the city and surrounding areas, including rescue operation.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A flamingo feeds its newborns at the Longsha Zoological & Botanical Garden in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 10, 2024. (Photo by Li He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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[Breaking News] New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

OITA, Japan, April 15 Kyodo -Video taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. (Kyodo)

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New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary

STORY: Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon Zoological Garden 2. various of people visiting the zoo STORYLINE: Myanmar's oldest zoo Yangon Zoological Garden celebrated its 118th anniversary on Thursday. A four-day ceremony starting from Thursday is being held at the zoo, featuring animal presentations, a gallery sharing knowledge about wildlife animals, a music band, dance performances, games for children, magic shows and a market fair. The Yangon Zoological Garden, opened in January 1906, provides visitors with education about wild animals and relaxation, allowing visitors to witness the behaviors of the animals and their habits, Warden of the Yangon Zoological Garden Than Myint Tun told Xinhua. Students can study botany and zoology, Than Myint Tun said, adding that the zoo also supports breeding programs to preserve endangered species. At prese

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-118TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

(240125) -- YANGON, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People feed a hippopotamus at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-118TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

(240125) -- YANGON, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-118TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

(240125) -- YANGON, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A blue peafowl is seen at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month. (Kyodo)

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill (L) at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

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Japan's monkey queen

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and the first known female leader of the troop between July 2021 and May 2023, at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Japan's monkey queen

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and the first known female leader of the troop between July 2021 and May 2023, at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

A female infant born to Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Monkeys at southwestern Japan hot spring

Two Japanese monkeys are pictured, with one of them eating a "yuzu" citrus at a hot spring at Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan on Dec. 22, 2022.

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Monkeys in southwestern Japan hot spring

Japanese monkeys grab "yuzu" citruses at a hot spring at Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan on Dec. 22, 2022.

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New boss monkey takes helm at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan - A monkey mascot (R) at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, accepts a warrant of appointment from Oita Mayor Ban Kugimiya on Feb. 2, 2014, at a ceremony marking the promotion of the garden's No. 2 leader monkey "Zorome" as new boss monkey. Zorome's predecessor "Bentsu" was declared dead in mid-January after going missing the month before.

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New boss monkey takes helm at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan - Male monkey "Zorome" becomes the new boss monkey at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014. His predecessor "Bentsu" was declared dead in mid-January after going missing the month before.

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Japan zoo to consult British Embassy on naming monkey after princess

OITA, Japan, May 8 Kyodo - Visitors to the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, look at monkeys on May 7, 2015. The zoo, which has triggered criticism for naming a baby monkey after Britain's newborn princess Charlotte, said the same day it will seek advice from the British Embassy in Tokyo on whether to rethink the name.

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A zookeeper at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, reminiscences fondly over "Bentsu," the zoo's legendary boss monkey as shown in the portrait and statue in the photo taken on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing.

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A visitor lays flowers for the legendary boss monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing.

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Zoo, noodle maker release instant noodle

FUKUOKA, Japan - A pack of instant noodle dubbed "Yamaneko (wildcat) Ramen," shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, is a product jointly developed by the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan and Fujisawa Seimen Co., a noodle maker in Asahikawa on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The new product is priced at 117 yen, including 2 yen to be donated to cover feed for the endangered Tsushima Yamaneko leopard cat species raised at the zoo.

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Monkey 'Bentsu' was Oita park's major attraction

OITA, Japan - Photo taken in late October 2013 shows then alpha male monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan. The monkey, which was declared dead in January after his disappearance, apparently helped the zoo attract more than 300,000 visitors in fiscal 2013 for the first time in six years.

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Flowers offered to boss monkey in Oita

OITA, Japan - A table is set up at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita on Jan. 26, 2014, for visitors who wish to offer flowers to the garden's boss monkey ''Bentsu'' who died in mid-January after escaping.

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800 gather at memorial service for boss monkey in Oita

OITA, Japan - Some 800 visitors gather at an event to commemorate the death of ''Bentsu,'' the boss monkey in the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita on Jan. 26, 2014.

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Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

OITA, Japan - Makoto (front), a male wild monkey at Mt. Takasaki in Oita, southwestern Japan, eats bananas during a ceremony to recognize him as the new alpha male of a troop of some 540 wild monkeys fed by humans on March 3, 2012. The Takasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) Natural Zoological Garden conducted the ceremony after a one-month observation period to make sure that Makoto, estimated to be 14 years old, had indeed become the troop's 16th boss, taking over the post from Tiger, believed to be 26-year old.

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012.

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012.

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Yangon zoo's oldest Asian elephant Mo Mo celebrates 69th birthday

STORY: Yangon zoo's oldest Asian elephant Mo Mo celebrates 69th birthday DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon Zoological Garden 2. various of people visiting the zoo 3. various of elephant Mo Mo's birthday celebration STORYLINE: Mo Mo, an Asian elephant who is the oldest at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Myanmar, celebrated her 69th birthday on Saturday. As children and other spectators sang to mark her birthday, the Yangon zoo's oldest animal Mo Mo chomped on an assortment of fruits and vegetables arranged in the shape of a rectangle cake. "We celebrated her birthday annually since 2013, with edible decorations and massive cakes made from fruits and vegetables," Kyaw Ye Thiha Pe, head of the Yangon Zoological Garden, said. Mo Mo already outlived an Asian elephant's typical life expectancy of nearly 50 years, he said. "The grand elephant Mo Mo is a virgin. She lived at the Yangon Zoo since 1961 when she was brought from Kaya

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Twin Siberian tiger cubs grow strong in NE China zoo

STORY: Twin Siberian tiger cubs grow strong in NE China zoo DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial view of Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden 2. various of the keeper of tiger cubs 3. various of the two tiger cubs 4. various of tigers in the zoological garden STORYLINE: Two Siberian tiger cubs are growing strong at Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Born on May 15 this year, the two tiger cubs are twin sisters. Fang Xiaolei, keeper of the tiger cubs, said that the two cubs have different features and it's easy to tell them apart. "The older sister's eyebrows are flat, and the younger one's are curved," said Fang. The twin cubs haven't been weaned yet. Some animal fodder was specially prepared for them, including milk powder, calcium powder, vitamin A and D, and chopped chicken and beef. Now there are more than 30 Siberian tigers kept in the Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden. According to Fang, the zo

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A hippo is seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ostrich is seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Flamingos are seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TIGER CUBS

(220602) -- COLOMBO, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bengal tiger cubs play at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 2, 2022. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TIGER CUBS

(220602) -- COLOMBO, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bengal tiger cubs play at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 2, 2022. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)