We’re here to help make your visit magical. Yes, strollers and wheelchairs are allowed. Yes, both manual and electric wheelchairs and strollers are available for rent on a first-come, first-served basis near the front entrance of the Zoo. Manual wheelchair…
In a real-life echo of We Bought a Zoo, a cherished wildlife sanctuary is looking for new caretakers - and money isn't part of the deal. Alexandra Seddon, the current matriarch of Potoroo Palace, is ready to hand over the keys…
WILMINGTON — Five Asian small-clawed otter pups — four males and one female — were born Monday, Oct. 19, at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to otter parents Milli and Binx, bringing the aquarium’s otter family to 10. The aquarium reports the new…
The Purseweb Spider at Royal St George's Golf Course in Sandwich, Kent. (Faye Kavvadias-Large via SWNS) A rare “mini-tarantula” has been spotted — on a British golf course. Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory’s education officer Faye Kavvadias-Large was leading the group of…
The predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus, a workhorse of augmentative biological control programs worldwide, is markedly better at hunting two-spotted spider mites than western flower thrips, according to a new laboratory study published in the Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Five Asian small-clawed otter pups were born Oct. 19 at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, bringing the aquarium’s otter family to 10. The litter includes four males and one female born to parents Milli and Binx. Aquarium…
A small trapdoor spider named after comedian Stephen Colbert has attracted scientific attention for an unexpected reason: its genome is roughly 50% larger than the human genome. The species, Aptostichus stephencolberti, carries about 4.6 billion DNA base pairs, making it an interesting…
Just weeks after a man was mauled to death after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England, two new serious incidents in enclosures are making headlines. The first was another wild cat attack. A zookeeper at the…
The Kansas City Zoo announced on Wednesday that it's officially on baby watch. Canada and the European Union will craft "a new chapter" in their alliance at a Montreal summit that opens Thursday, the EU chief said, as they navigate…
TAMPA, Fla. — Molly Guilfoyle loves four-legged Florida panthers. Those other Panthers, the ones on skates? Not so much. She points to a beautiful Florida panther patrolling a habitat at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. "We're Lightning fans," she says. "So that's…
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