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01/29/2025 January 29, 2025 During the colonial period, a German merchant Carl Hagenbeck was one of the first to display humans alongside animals in zoos, and he quickly became a successful ...

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That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rio de Janeiro’s local zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome ...

The Houston Zoo shared wonderful photos of animals in the snowfall. From the lions and leopards to the flamingos and bald eagles, they seemed to enjoy exploring the snow. Cougars, like Lisa ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s highest ...

Court says elephants not human, cannot seek freedom Animal rights group says decision perpetuates an injustice Zoo called lawsuit frivolous, cites earlier rulings Jan 22 (Reuters) - Five elderly ...

But whether the executive order even applies to those posts remains unclear. Trump’s pick to lead VA told lawmakers Tuesday that he is still examining the new rule, but he’s optimistic it will ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police in Fairfax County said an elderly man was found safe after he disappeared for several hours on Tuesday. In a post on the X platform just after 1 p.m., the ...

Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., introduced Collins to the Senate committee. "If we were to write up qualifications for VA secretary, Doug Collins' picture would be right up next to the description," Cramer ...