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POPSLucy I'm home!!! Have a nice day at work, dear. Pick up some fresh kill for dinner, OK? Abi bumps noses with her mate, Lucifer, at the London Zoo.
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POPS"Haughton's Drop", Hanging, Dublin Zoo, Darwin, Wallace, history Haughton House in Dublin Zoo is being restored to its ancient glories in honour of the great patron and scientist. On a visit to Bronx Park, New York he became a bit bored by the record of perfection which he received on all sides, so he enquired about the financial aspect of the institution: how did they pay for their obviously princely expenditure? So-and-so, he was told, but of course the main source of income was gate-money. “What ?” asked Haughton, “do you mean you charge people to get in?” “Of course; don’t you?” “Oh! no - we let them in free; then we enlarge one of our celebrated lions and charge them to get out! We do better that way.”
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POPSPrimate Passion At London's Gorilla Kingdom The whirlwind romance has sparked delight among keepers. The last time a gorilla was born at the zoo was 21 years ago and Bobby, 25, has never been a father. "They did a lot of playing and sitting next to each other just touching. Then it got a bit like a cheesy soap opera." Bobby has previously mated with two other females who failed to conceive. But keepers are confident that there will be a result this time. They say that if Jookie is not pregnant already, it's only a matter of time.
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POPSMickey Mouse-opatamia: Disneyland comes to Baghdad
But, just like in a Disney fairy tale, the souls of these dead animals will inhabit the bodies of the cartoon characters who will serve as ushers and greeters at the thrilling new "Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience." The $525 million project, says C3's owner, "will be managed by the Iraqis" (ha, ha, that's a good one, just like the oil fields) and the "experience" will be "culturally sensitive" (ha, ha, that's an even better one). Even though there's no running water in parts of Baghdad, the electricity is sparse at best, and suicide bombers are still killing an average of 100 civilians a week, this will, in the words of C3's director, be a welcome sight to Iraqis. He told the London Times, "The people need this kind of positive influence. It's going to have a huge psychological impact." Another big supporter of the Disney "experience" is Bush lapdog, General David Petraeus, who said Baghdad was otherwise "lacking in entertainment." If this weren't all so predictably ha
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POPSBeautiful tropical birds at London Zoo For anyone thinking how vibrant and crystal clear the picture of Queen Victoria is, it should be pointed out that in keeping with the Victorian theme of the building, Queen Victoria impersonator Sylvia Strange attended the launch, alongside an impersonator playing her lady-in-waiting. The Queen did however visit the zoo several times during her reign. She became the patroness of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in 1837. The pavilion took a year to restore and is named after ZSL patron David Blackburn who agreed to underwrite the costs.
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POPSKangaroo Abuser Cites Man's 'Dominion' A reward has been offered if anyone knows anything about Tyson's whereabouts. As for the laws, the defense and the cruelty itself? Where to begin? Zoos in Canada only have regulations for native animals such as bears or coyotes. Keepers have no rules for exotic animals, including lions, tigers or kangaroos. "McElroy was brought to court for her manner with native animals and unfortunately it has nothing to do with Tyson's well-being," she said.
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POPSThe problem with panda bears This was written back in 1999 when a famous panda died at the Washington National Zoo. I have always remembered this piece, especially the part about the panda mother sitting on her baby.
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POPSVirgin Dragon gives birth This is great news for the Komodo dragon community. This lizards are amazing on the screen, but nothing compares to the real thing. I saw one when I went to the South Pacific, nothing better!
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