Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla house; 22 taken to hospitals, 1 child critical

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A small train carrying visitors to the Louisville Zoo fell off the tracks Monday, sending 22 people to hospitals including one child who was critically injured, officials said.

Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla house; 20 on board taken to hospitals, none critical

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least one person was seriously injured and 19 others were taken to hospitals, including several children, after a small train with Louisville Zoo visitors aboard derailed Monday, an emergency official said.

Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla exhibit; EMS workers take people off, 1 by stretcher

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Emergency officials say 20 people, including children, have been taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries after train carrying Louisville Zoo visitors overturned.

Spanish animal protection group says Queen Sofia intervening to help depressed elephant

MADRID — Susi, the only elephant at the Barcelona zoo, lives in a small pen, has lost her best friend, and is said to be depressed. But now someone has come to her aid — not a fairy godmother or even a princess, but a queen.

Tourism officials hope summer travelers keep Indianapolis in sights for more than Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS — Indy 500 drivers go through up to five 22-gallon tanks of fuel as they roar around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day each May.

‘Ingenious’ orangutan makes a run for it at Australian zoo, prompting evacuation

ADELAIDE, Australia — A zoo in Australia was evacuated Sunday after an “ingenious” 137-pound (62-kilogram) orangutan short-circuited an electric fence and hopped a wall surrounding her enclosure.

With Pedro the bear’s death, Bern’s near 500-year-old “Bear Pit” comes to an end

GENEVA — Bern’s Bear Pit, for centuries a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city, has lost its last resident to euthanasia and will be closed for good.

Philippines threatens to deport foreign activists who protest after a PETA demonstration

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine immigration chief warned foreign activists on Thursday that they can be deported for taking part in protests after a demonstration by bikini-clad members of the animal rights group PETA.

Happy the hippo leaving the National Zoo for Milwaukee County Zoo and 2 potential girlfriends

WASHINGTON — Happy the hippo could soon be a lot happier.

Oldest known endangered Sumatran tiger euthanized at Zoo Atlanta after declining health

ATLANTA — One of the oldest known Sumatran tigers in the U.S. has died at Zoo Atlanta.

Ape flees enclosure in Dutch zoo, ends up among visitors; nobody injured

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Separated from his mother and confronted by a group of angry pregnant females, a bonobo ape didn’t hesitate Thursday at a Dutch zoo.