July 12, 2024 Koala joey makes highly anticipated ‘pouch premiere’ at local zoo A 6-month-old koala was seen making its “premiere” by peeking out of its mom’s pouch for the first time at the Healesville Sanctuary in Australia. “Koala joeys are in and out of the pouch until the age of nine months," said a mammal keeper.
July 12, 2024 Baby hippo attempts to eat like the adults Fritz, the youngest hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio, was seen trying to crush a whole papaya in his mouth just as his mom and dad do. Although the two-year-old couldn’t quite accomplish the task, hippos have one of the world’s strongest bites.
July 11, 2024 Zoo releases footage of resident Komodo dragon up close The Memphis Zoo released a video of its Komodo dragon walking about and sleeping in Tennessee. The animal type is the largest living lizard in the world. See it!
July 10, 2024 Baby bears spotted wrestling in kiddy pool As three bear cubs receive care at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, two were spotted having a wrestling match in the play pool. Meet Pickles, Ichabod and Hazel!
July 10, 2024 Grizzly bears practice shark impressions A group of grizzly bears were seen doing their best shark impressions at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee ahead of Shark Week. See their take on the fierce animal!
July 9, 2024 California condor is released back into the wild The Oakland Zoo took a trip to the Big Sur to release a California condor in hopes of reuniting her with her family after she was diagnosed with lead toxicity and taken in by the zoo’s hospital.
July 9, 2024 Alpaca cools off with sprinkler at California zoo Sequoia Park Zoo captured footage of Lila the Huacaya alpaca staying cool by playing in a sprinkler during the California heat wave.
July 9, 2024 SEE IT: Rare white rhino is welcomed at Chilean zoo Silverio, a “near threatened” white rhino, weighing 163 pounds at birth, was welcomed into the Chilean Zoo last month, making this the third of its kind to be born in South America.
July 9, 2024 K-9s catch hot dogs for Independence Day A few working K-9s were seen catching celebratory hot dogs on July 4th in Fort Myers, Florida. The police animals from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office celebrated Independence Day with a fun snack!
July 8, 2024 Police officers in Ohio called to wrangle loose chickens The Kettering Police Department in Ohio had an interesting call: Help us catch some loose chickens. See the all-in-a-day's-work moment!