San Diego Zoo says ultrasound shows prize panda Bai Yun is pregnant again

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Zoo officials say their prized giant panda is pregnant again.

SF Zoo tiger attack victim arrested after traffic stop

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose man attacked by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Tropical bird that flew the coop at Philadelphia Zoo recaptured safe and sound in city park

PHILADELPHIA — Officials at the Philadelphia Zoo say they’re happy that an AWOL avian has been found and is returning to its perch.

Flight risk: Feathered friend flies the coop at Philly Zoo, officials ask for public’s help

PHILADELPHIA — Attention, bird watchers: A flamboyant feathered friend has apparently flown the coop at the Philadelphia Zoo.

China announces first panda cub to be born from frozen sperm

BEIJING — For the first time, a giant panda cub has been born in China after being conceived using frozen sperm, officials announced Friday — an innovation scientists hope will help the endangered species avoid extinction.

Animal rights group says USDA fined Los Angeles Zoo $3,281 in death of elephant

LOS ANGELES — An animal rights group says the Los Angeles Zoo was fined $3,281 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failing to provide adequate veterinary care in the 2006 death of Gita the elephant.

A rejected kangaroo joey becomes a constant companion for La. wildlife attraction’s manager

FOLSOM, La. — Christina Cooper has been wearing a kangaroo lately — a foundling named Skippy, who was rejected by his mother at a wildlife park in eastern Louisiana.

Dog nurses abandoned panda cubs in northern China

BEIJING — Two red panda cubs abandoned by their mother at birth are thriving at a northern China zoo thanks to milk and loving care from an unlikely surrogate mother — a dog, state media reported on Thursday.

Mass. lawmakers vow to restore zoo funding to state budget after animal euthanasia threat

BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers said Monday they would try to restore $4 million in state funds for two local zoos after operators suggested that without the money, animals might have to be destroyed — a claim the governor called a scare tactic.

Orangutan escapes enclosure at Australian zoo; rope provides creature brief taste of freedom

SYDNEY — Officials at an Australian zoo say a clever orangutan used a rope to swing out of its enclosure and enjoy a brief taste of freedom.

Hippo hunt: One of Colombia’s biggest fugitives _ literally _ felled by bounty hunters

BOGOTA — One fugitive hippo down, two to go.

Knut the polar bear is officially Berlin resident after zoo settles financial dispute

BERLIN — Berlin’s beloved polar bear Knut can stay in his home city.

Berlin will pay euro430,000 ($600,000) to rival zoo to keep polar bear Knut in Germany’s capital

BERLIN — Berlin’s beloved polar bear Knut can stay in his home city.

Berlin zoo says it has settled financial dispute over polar bear Knut

BERLIN — The Berlin Zoo says it has resolved a financial dispute with another German zoo over celebrity polar bear Knut.

First Asian elephant born in Australian zoo in international effort to save endangered animal

SYDNEY — A 265-pound (120-kilogram), big-eared and long-nosed bundle of joy was welcomed in Australia as an important step in helping to save the endangered Asian elephant.

Thousands turn out to see baby panda’s 1st public viewing at Thailand zoo

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago.

Lions, tigers, recession? Zoos see higher attendance as consumers look close to home for fun

CINCINNATI — To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they’re also getting help from the recession.

Red panda at Red River Zoo in ND has triplets, a rarity for the Asian animals

FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Zoo in North Dakota has welcomed a rare new set of red panda triplets.

2 families attacked by Dallas Zoo gorilla in 2004 win $500,000 settlement from city

DALLAS — The Dallas City Council has approved a $500,000 settlement for two families attacked by a gorilla at the Dallas Zoo in 2004.

Rare condor chick hatches in Mexican wilderness; 2nd to do so since reintroduced to area

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo says a rare California condor chick has hatched on a rocky cliff in Baja California.

Knife wielding gorilla had no violent intent zoo officials say

CALGARY, Alberta — It may look like gorilla warfare, but officials say the knife-wielding primate photographed by visitors to the Calgary Zoo had no violent intent.

In ad, Columbus Zoo promotes No. 1 ranking in travel guide by shoveling away ‘number 2′

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio zoo is celebrating a No. 1 ranking with a new commercial all about getting rid of “number 2″ — the other kind. A cast including Columbus Zoo celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna shovels and sweeps animal waste to lyrics such as “Lots of scoopin’ all their poopin’” and “No more number 2.” It’s the zoo’s way of promoting its designation as the country’s top zoo by USA Travel Guide. The Columbus Zoo is more accustomed to being rated the No. 2 zoo after San Diego’s.

Gorilla escapes and injures worker at SC zoo, then returns to enclosure after 5 minutes out

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 390-pound gorilla grabbed some low-hanging bamboo to scale a wall at a South Carolina zoo Friday, escaping his enclosure and tackling a worker before returning to his pen about five minutes later.

LA zoo searches for simians to stay in $7M home after China pulls offer of rare golden monkeys

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo may have the nation’s only monkey lair approved by a feng shui expert. There’s only one problem: No monkeys.

Despite new luxury home, 3 rare golden monkeys won’t be coming to Los Angeles Zoo from China

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo will not get a trio of rare golden monkeys from China as promised, after the city spent more than $7 million to build them a new home and hired a feng shui expert to see that it was suitable.

German zookeeper says gay penguin pair raising chick from egg abandoned by parents

BERLIN — A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents.

Newborn and cranky, baby rhino conceived through artificial insemination debuts at Madrid zoo

MADRID — Only a month old and already in a bad mood, a baby white rhino conceived through artificial insemination is delighting keepers at a Spanish zoo.

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State: Louisville Zoo train that derailed, injuring 22, had daily and seasonal inspections

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A miniature train that derailed and injured 22 people at the Louisville Zoo underwent daily inspections and passed a state examination in January, safety officials said Tuesday.

Louisville Zoo to reopen after train ride derails near gorilla house, injuring 22

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Zoo planned to open as normal Tuesday while inspectors tried to figure out why a miniature train derailed and sent 22 people to hospitals.