Orangutans may be first ape to go extinct
Alifah, a 10-month-old orangutan, feeds from a bottle because the mother’s breasts stopped producing milk in an animal quarantine Tuesday at Surabaya Zoo in East Java, Indonesia. Orangutan populations in Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatera island are facing severe threats from habitat loss, illegal logging, fires and poaching. Conservationists predict that without immediate action, orangutans are likely to be the first great ape to become extinct in the wild. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
Blue-Eyed Beauties
Two Black Panther cubs were presented to the public at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Germany, Friday. The two female cubs were born in the Tierpark on July 2. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
What a charmer..
A snow leopard cub investigates a camera lens before being snatched back by the hand of a keeper at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Baby Giraffe Gets Shoes
The Topeka Zoo’s new baby giraffe Hope makes her way to her favorite spot in the exhibit today in Kansas after getting a new set of shoe casts. The giraffe was born with severely deformed rear legs but was up and walking within hours after a veterinarian performed the procedure. (AP Photo/Topeka Capital-Journal, Anthony S. Bush)
Zoo Birth – Chimp
Officials at the North Carolina Zoo say they have indefinitely postponed the viewing of a new baby chimpanzee because the mother, Maki (pictured here), is not caring for it properly. Zoo spokesman Tom Gillespie said today that the chimp’s mother had been carrying the baby chimp upside down and would sometimes lay the infant on the ground and walk away from it. He said officials will decide whether to allow Maki to keep the baby or if zoo staff will raise it. (AP Photo/North Carolina Zoo, Kat Ahern)
Twin Tiger Cubs
Two 8-week-old Sumatran tigers cubs hide under their mother, Jaya, during their public debut Friday at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The cubs, born on May 25, will be on exhibit intermittently with their mother. The male and female cubs weighed around 2 pounds at birth and have grown to more than 13 pounds. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Lui Kit Wong)
Heart of the Flamingo
Flamingos stand in a basin of the zoological garden today in Dresden, Germany. (AP Photo/dapd/Matthias Rietschel)
Rare Monkey Discovered
Researchers have photographed a rare primate thought to have been extinct for more than 60 years in a forest in central Sri Lanka. The Zoological Society of London shared photos today of the Horton Plains slender loris. It was caught on camera by ZSL and Sri Lankan researchers after they surveyed forest patches for more than 200 hours, looking for signs of the primate. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of London/Ho)
Prince Harry and the Dogs
Britain’s Prince Harry watches a dog using a washing machine during a visit to the charity Canine Partners Training Centre in Midhurst in Sussex, England, Tuesday, July 13. Canine Partners is a registered charity that assists people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence and quality of life through the provision of specially trained dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Seattle Meerkats
A meerkat at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle defends a holiday watermelon from a challenger, Thursday. The animals were given the treats in honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, and eventually, both appeared to have had a chance to sample the tasty treat. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
