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Miami Herald
6 months ago
Miami

3-month-old giraffe dies at Zoo Miami. She may have been spooked, officials say

A 3-month-old giraffe was found dead in Zoo Miami due to a broken neck caused by trauma, possibly from running into a fence.
Zoo staff are monitoring the other giraffes for stress, while acknowledging no prior incidents like this at the zoo. [ more ]
Miami Herald
9 months ago
Miami

Zoo Miami's first newborn sloth bears in 25 years have their first exam. Here's the photos

Zoo Miami recently welcomed a pair of sloth bear cubs, the first sloth bear cubs born at the zoo since 1998.
The cubs are the first surviving cubs for the mother, Kematee, and the father, Hank. [ more ]
Miami Herald
9 months ago
Miami

Zoo Miami welcomes endangered 'pig deer' to the 305. See the newborn babirusa for yourself

Zoo Miami has welcomed the birth of a rare and endangered wild pig species from Indonesia.
The baby babirusa is the first to be born at the zoo. [ more ]
Miami Herald
9 months ago
Miami

Interior Department weighs in on Miami Wilds fight, warns critical bat habitat at risk

Conservation groups rally to fight proposed Miami Wilds water park on zoo parking lots
Federal wildlife regulators declare development site 'environmentally sensitive' and important for protecting endangered bat [ more ]
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