MetaFilter posts tagged with zoos and animals

Zookeeper!

arto — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:29:46 -0800

Zookeeper! Match 3 or more animals, don't let the clock run out. (Shockwave req'd)

Little Joe Young

soyjoy — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:37:56 -0800

Little Joe waited at the bus stop before continuing his bid to escape the authorities. The 300-pound gorilla had just broken out of his Franklin Park Zoo enclosure for the second time in two months, overcoming a newly-installed electric fence, injuring two people and terrifying others. The gorilla was hit with four tranquilizer darts but had managed to pull at least one of them out. Little Joe's namesake reminds us that we've known for at least 70 years that big apes in the middle of cities can cause major problems. Why are they still there?

Panda Cam

lobakgo — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:54:55 -0800

PandaCam: Bai Yun’s cub(male) is big enough that now there’s something to see on the webcam in her birthing den at the San Diego Zoo. She’s quite the attentive mother and he’s becoming quite the wiggly baby. You can also view videos here.

The tragedy of private zoos in China

zinegurl — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:57:42 -0800

Private zoos in China. This is one of the saddest pieces I've ever read--all the stories are terrible but especially the one on the bears. I thought the article made a good point on the focus on human right violations in China with a lack of attention on the treatment of animals. There should be some kind of organization either from outside or internally that addresses this issue.

leafy — Tue, 26 Mar 2002 06:30:59 -0800

"In a park in Bali, they found a monkey, a pig-tailed macaque, kept in a cage so small it could not lie down properly, and with one leg chained to the bars.