# Zoo

Last year

2022

# Sweden

Escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden as four shot dead

The apes had escaped on Wednesday, with some of them making their way out of the monkey house where they lived.

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Dec 18th 2022, 10:10 AM

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# reopening

'It feels like Christmas': Dublin Zoo reopens with families excited to 'have a new experience'

The zoo opened with reduced capacity at 9.30am.

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Apr 26th 2021, 11:52 AM

# reopening

Zoos and wildlife parks, tennis and golf: Here's what restrictions are changing today

Zoos and wildlife parks are permitted to reopen from today.

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Apr 26th 2021, 6:10 AM

# Kaavan The Elephant

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ is getting a new home

A global animal welfare group has led the charge to save Kaavan since 2016.

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Nov 29th 2020, 3:50 PM

# Dublin Zoo

Dublin Zoo to reopen to public tomorrow with reduced capacity and new health protocols

Tickets to attend Dublin Zoo must now be pre-booked online in advance, solely via its website.

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Jun 1st 2020, 2:59 PM

Voices

'If Tiger King did one thing, it turned the spotlight on the exotic pet industry'

Elisa Allen of PETA says it’s time to acknowledge the cruelty behind the keeping of ‘exotic’ animals in captivity.

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May 19th 2020, 7:00 AM

# Animal Deaths

Woman and daughters being investigated over sky lanterns after fatal German zoo blaze

More than 30 animals were killed in the fire.

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Jan 2nd 2020, 12:55 PM

# Krefeld Zoo

Scores of animals killed in fire at German zoo

Local media reported that New Year’s Eve fireworks could have started the blaze.

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Jan 1st 2020, 1:35 PM

# Dublin Zoo

Pope visit and extreme weather send profits at Dublin Zoo company tumbling

Profits last year decreased by 71% from €2.6 million to €765,000.

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Oct 25th 2019, 5:37 PM

# Apology

US television presenter apologises after comparing black colleague to a gorilla

“I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate, it was inappropriate, and I hurt people,” anchor Alex Housden said.

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Aug 28th 2019, 8:31 AM

# Zoo

Poll: Do you think zoos are cruel?

Some penguins have to take antidepressants. Is that enough to stop you from going to a zoo?

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Mar 19th 2019, 11:00 AM

# freeeeedddommmmmm

Paris zoo reopens after 50 escaped baboons found

The breakout was first noticed by a zoo worker, who saw the animals gathering in a service corridor.

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Jan 27th 2018, 4:45 PM

# wombat smith

Will Smith narrating his trip to the zoo on Instagram is just the purest thing

GIVE HIM A PLANET EARTH TYPE SHOW.

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Jan 18th 2018, 8:11 AM

# on the run

Three monkeys staged an escape from their enclosure in Dublin Zoo during Storm Ophelia

The monkeys jumped 20 feet from a climbing frame in their habitat before running riot in the zoo grounds.

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Jan 17th 2018, 10:07 AM

# Tayto Park

'Unfortunately, death is inevitable': Tayto Park releases animal mortality figures after media pressure

It said 30 of its animals had died in 2016.

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Jan 15th 2018, 2:16 PM

# lions and tigers and bears

What do all the animals in Irish zoos get up to on Christmas Day? We found out

Do they know it’s Christmas time at all? (Sorry.)

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Dec 25th 2017, 1:00 PM

# giraffic park

Dublin Zoo's latest attraction is...dinosaurs

The new exhibit features ‘Stan’ a life-sized replica fossil skeleton of a male adult tyrannosaurus rex.

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Jul 6th 2017, 7:30 PM

# hammerton zoo

Tiger that killed a zookeeper in the UK won't be put down

Rosa King died last Monday after she entered a tiger enclosure.

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Jun 6th 2017, 6:22 PM

# on screen

The incredible story of the zookeepers who saved people from the Nazis

Their story is told in a new Hollywood film called The Zookeeper’s Wife.

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Mar 26th 2017, 3:00 PM

# poaching

Dublin Zoo confident in its security as European zoos take extra steps to protect rhinos

A rhino was shot dead and had its horns hacked off in a grisly poacher attack earlier this month.

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Mar 25th 2017, 7:15 AM

# Rhino horn

European zoos the latest target for poachers seeking rhino horn

Vince the rhino was brutally killed by poachers earlier this week.

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Mar 11th 2017, 12:00 PM

# mistreatment

UK zoo to shut down after 500 animal deaths

The zoo’s application for a licence was denied by Barrow Borough Council.

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Mar 6th 2017, 5:27 PM

# Cumbria

Calls for UK zoo to close after almost 500 animal deaths in four years

“The conditions that these animals are being held in is quite frankly appalling,” a report said.

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Mar 4th 2017, 7:20 AM

# gustavito

Brutally killed: El Salvador in shock as Gustavito the hippo stabbed to death

A number of people entered his enclosure and stabbed him a number of times.

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Feb 28th 2017, 8:11 AM

# Lethal Injection

Japanese zoo culls 57 snow monkeys for being crossbred with an "invasive alien species"

The zoo operator held a memorial service for the monkeys at a nearby Buddhist temple to appease their souls.

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Feb 21st 2017, 10:32 PM

# Suspicious Deaths

Investigation launched after seven penguins drown in Canadian zoo

The director of animal care at the Calgary zoo said it was “devastating news”.

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Dec 9th 2016, 2:38 PM

# Endangered

Fears for South African penguin 'freed' from aquarium

The students who let the penguin out thought they were doing the animal a favour.

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Sep 28th 2016, 8:08 PM

# bosco's door

14 of the most Dublin Zoo things that ever happened

It’s the most wonderful place.

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Sep 27th 2016, 6:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you agree with zoos?

What do you think?

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Sep 25th 2016, 9:39 AM

# tipping the scales

PHOTOS: London Zoo is doing its annual weigh-in

It helps zookeepers monitor the animals’ health and well-being.

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Aug 25th 2016, 6:09 PM

# sponsored by NTA

7 cool places in Dublin to take the kids this week

No matter what the weather’s like.

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Jun 28th 2016, 11:07 AM

# Harambe the gorilla

Parents in zoo killing case say their son is "doing well" and they "praise God" for his safety

The parents are facing a possible police probe.

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Jun 1st 2016, 1:59 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Was zoo right to shoot gorilla after boy fell into enclosure?

There has been a heated debate in recent days.

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May 31st 2016, 9:11 AM

# justice for harambe

Calls for parents of four-year-old boy who fell into gorilla enclosure to be prosecuted

A male gorilla called Harambe was shot dead by zoo officials when they considered the boy’s life to be in danger.

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May 30th 2016, 6:07 PM

# Ohio

Zoo officials shoot gorilla dead after four-year-old boy falls into enclosure

The boy had crawled through a fence before falling into the enclosure.

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May 29th 2016, 5:21 PM

# Take a Break

Take a break and watch this chimpanzee's dramatic attempt to escape a zoo

Zoo workers eventually shot Chacha

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Apr 15th 2016, 10:56 AM

# Take a Break

Take a break and watch these wriggly baby penguins being weighed

They’re called Wotsit, Frazzle, Cheeto and Quaver.

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Apr 8th 2016, 10:56 AM

# blakely

A dog has adopted five cheetah cubs who just lost their mother, and it's adorable

And he’s an extremely proud dad.

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Mar 23rd 2016, 5:48 PM

# Howl at the Moon

Eight grey wolves have arrived at Dublin Zoo

The new pack of wolves consists of an alpha male, an alpha female and their offspring.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 10:31 PM

# jumped the fence

Mountain lion may have killed and eaten 'Killarney the Koala' at LA Zoo

The koala went missing last week and its bloody, partially-eaten remains were found a short time later.

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Mar 11th 2016, 9:12 AM