World News (Morning) for October 7th, 2008
06.13 Tue Oct 07 2008
Scores injured in Thai protest - More drugs police in Mexico - Next US presidential debate looms
Boy escapes charges after zoo break-in
13.02 Sat Oct 04 2008
A 7-year-old boy has broken into a popular Outback zoo and fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile.
Hippo twins have birthday party
07.05 Thu Oct 02 2008
Two very rare hippo twins have made it to their first birthday in a Brazilian zoo.
Icy treats help monkeys beat the heat
09.19 Thu Aug 07 2008
Zookeepers in Spain are serving ice-creams to help their animals cope with a heatwave.
Chimp escapes the heat
14.43 Wed Jul 23 2008
A 42-year-old chimp called Ichiro temporarily escaped from his pen at Ishikawa zoo in an attempt to cool down.
Baby elephant taught to paint
11.42 Fri Jul 18 2008
An elephant couple in a zoo in Japan have been teaching their baby how to paint.
White lion cubs shown off for the first time
14.44 Tue Jul 15 2008
Six extremely rare white lion cubs have been shown to the public for the very first time in Germany.
World News
06.37 Tue Jul 15 2008
Sudan's president is defiant - Obama's anger at cartoon cover - Man killed by bear at zoo in Ukraine
Eagle chick spreads its wings
07.03 Fri Jul 04 2008
Animal lovers in Lithuania are being treated to the rare sight of a new-born golden eagle.
And finally
21.39 Thu Jul 03 2008
Visitors to a Zoo in Lithuania are being treated to a rare sight, a new born baby eagle. The Golden Eagle at Kaunas Zoo is receiving extra
Hippo celebrates its 50th birthday
08.02 Tue Jul 01 2008
A hippo called Bresta is celebrating its 50th birthday in a zoo in Kiev.
Cooldown for animals at Italy Zoo
23.18 Mon Jun 30 2008
Animals at Rome zoo get cold showers and fruit lollipops to cope better with the heat. Lynsey Hooper has the story.
Rare white tiger cubs born in Japan
11.21 Wed Jun 25 2008
Three rare white tiger cubs have been put on display at the Shirotori Zoo in Higashikagawa, western Japan
Earthquake pandas steal the show
14.10 Thu Jun 05 2008
Eight pandas from earthquake-hit China have made their first public appearance at the Beijing Zoo.
Rescued pandas settle in
09.47 Sun May 25 2008
Eight pandas from the earthquake hit Wolong Giant Panda Reserve have arrived at Beijing Zoo.
World news
16.29 Wed Apr 02 2008
Zimbabwe opposition claims win - Bush rallies Nato allies - Tibet protesters held in Nepal - Rare lion cub born at Japanese zoo
Panda cubs set to charm in China
17.33 Sun Mar 30 2008
A group of cuddly panda cubs is guaranteed to charm visitors flocking to China for the Beijing Olympics.
Polar love
22.03 Thu Feb 28 2008
The latest addition to Germany's polar bear renaissance is all intent on bucking the trend that makes rearing the giant mammal so hard.
Mock animal escape at Japanese zoo
17.09 Wed Feb 20 2008
Keepers at a zoo in Tokyo have been honing their skills in a mock drill aimed at capturing animals on the loose.
'Miracle' panda makes public appearance
07.47 Thu Jan 31 2008
The first panda to be born in Europe in more than a quarter of a century has finally greeted his adoring public.
Cub left to die bearing up
07.02 Tue Jan 22 2008
Move over Knut - there's a new kid in town..."Flocke" is the Nuremberg zoo's latest star.
Zoo slammed over cub deaths
15.51 Wed Jan 09 2008
A German zoo is under fire for letting a mother polar bear eat two five-week-old cubs.
Baby chimp wows zoo crowd
10.01 Mon Jan 07 2008
The latest star attraction at Buenos Aires Zoo has made his first public appearance.
Panther adopted by hunting dog
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
A two-week-old panther that was rejected by its mother, has been adopted by a dog.
Tiger cubs born in Germany
18.33 Tue Jun 12 2007
Newborn Bengal tiger twins are being reared by a pair of feline fanatics in Germany.
Celebrations for baby Knut
12.19 Wed Jun 06 2007
The world's favourite polar bear has celebrated his six month birthday.
Kazakh's appeal after parrots die in custody
16.03 Mon May 21 2007
Kazakh police have asked for help following the death of dozens of birds, seized from a smuggler, at a police station.
Sweet as a Knut
15.38 Wed Apr 04 2007
Orphaned polar bear cub, Knut, has become such a celebrity that shares in the Berlin Zoo that houses him have rocketed this week.
Ape on the loose - not!
17.33 Thu Mar 01 2007
Tokyo's Tama Zoo has been practising what to do if the orang-utans escape, with a staff member donning a furry suit and being "shot".