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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Zoo ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bear's new metal tooth is world's biggest-ever crown ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota announced it has given a brown bear the world's largest dental crown, with the bear now sporting a silver-colored metal canine ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ECgY7aeJebcaqhWqZLVoCA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up photograph of Tundra the bear&#039;s new titanium tooth while the bear is still sedated. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photograph of Tundra the bear&#039;s new titanium tooth while the bear is still sedated. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly snake delivers enough venom to kill 400 humans in record-breaking 'milking' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHU8KrD9QuUHwZufQ4xiGA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A keeper holds a coastal taipan (&lt;em&gt;Oxyuranus scutellatus&lt;/em&gt;) named Cyclone against a shot glass covered in plastic film to extract venom from the snake&#039;s fangs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A keeper holds a coastal taipan&#039;s open jaws against a shot glass so that the snake ejects venom inside it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark has virgin birth after no male contact for 4 years in Chicago zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An epaulette shark pup born in August at Brookfield Zoo hatched from an egg that was not fertilized by a male shark. It's the second time this species has undergone a virgin birth in captivity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:33:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pfgxErKRtQSdfyqmrhYGnM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An epaulette shark pup (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) hatched from an egg that was not fertilized by a male at Brookfield Zoo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The epaulette shark pup swims in a tank at Brookfield Zoo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:34:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iaNbD5d5skQUG6bw9Z6gg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'World's rarest' giraffe born without spots at Tennessee zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A zoo in Tennessee celebrated the birth of a rare spotless giraffe, but its lack of patches could harm its chances of survival. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:20:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nGYvvSkFrUgGtm27GnS3Bm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The all-brown giraffe was born without spots. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mama and baby giraffe ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, could be even bigger than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ No one has measured Cassius since 2011, which is when the saltwater giant was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world's largest living crocodile in captivity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kR4zpGiG7SNwK8L2DAex5Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cassius could be even bigger than we thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of Cassius the crocodile displays his massive snout, large teeth and green eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zoo monkey eats her baby's corpse after carrying it around for days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mother repeatedly tried to catch the dead infant's gaze before throwing the corpse around her enclosure and eventually devouring it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:36:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PEFwu6zR3BwBrzSxP8i4TS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:11:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PNJpWxTBCxt35ENTJXJSiB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cassius recently turned 120 years old, but experts say he has a few more years left in him.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cassius the 120-year-old crocodile swims with his head above water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sisters were separated at birth due to medical complications, and they remained apart for more than two years after one was rejected by the mother. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:13:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Detroit Zoo]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a first, zoo lion transmits COVID-19 to its keepers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An elderly lion in an Indiana zoo transmitted COVID-19 to the zookeepers who handfed the severely ill big cat. It is the first recorded time a zoo animal has passed the virus to a human. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:23:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p4QToMneRy8A4FZnfTxQeY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Three chimps shot dead and four remain on the loose after mysterious zoo escape ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The zoo is now being investigated for a breach of animal rights protections. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KyhJ6jZUJ5ooWyttG5n6Gc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Furuvik zoo in Sweden, where 7 chimpanzees recently escaped their enclosure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Furuvik zoo in Sweden, where 7 chimpanzees recently escaped their enclosure.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny white tortoise baby is the 'first of its kind' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An adorable albino Galápagos giant tortoise recently made its public debut at a zoo in Switzerland, about a month after it hatched. The reptile's keepers say that it is the first of its kind to ever be seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uz2FunZcEQFputYFUFaqNA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zoo anteater exposed people to rabies in first-of-its-kind case ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The infected animal may have exposed more than a dozen people to the deadly virus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJxx9uqHEkFHscajAvPUNU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A southern tamandua, also known as the lesser anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A southern tamandua, also known as the lesser anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Escaped petting zoo camel attacks and kills 2 men in Tennessee ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A camel attacked and killed two men outside of Memphis, Tennessee, after escaping a petting zoo Thursday (March 10). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:22:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:26:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9xGDyAioJQM3FCmGqCxcWb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is biology? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44549-what-is-biology.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Broadly speaking, biology is the study of life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:05:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alane Lim ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BsV5RegZDhaNTHDx3nFHGN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Biology is the study of all living organisms, including this adorable jewel bug and the plant it&#039;s perched on. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Biology is the study of all living organisms, including this adorable jewel bug and the plant it&#039;s perched on. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/same-sex-penguins-become-parents</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex penguin foster parents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:51:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKYR4g9moowRR8NrgQ3cWk-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The same-sex penguin pair&#039;s new chick. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The same-sex penguin pair&#039;s new chick. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 wildest animal escapes of 2021 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a highway camel to a residential tiger, here's a list of the wildest animal escapes of 2021 with an honorable mention to some very adventurous elephants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hm7rPD5T3S8WBbwDyRqC3j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zebras were among the 2021 animal escapees. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A herd of Zebras in Tanzania. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning colorized footage provides a glimpse of the last known Tasmanian tiger ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/last-tasmanian-tiger-film-colorized.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thylacines, once widespread in Australia, have been extinct for nearly a century, but newly colorized footage provides a glimpse of what they looked like in life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SrWGTpfwK5M6sCWFSyzncn-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Footage of the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Australia, from 1933. The film was recently colorized by Composite Films in Paris.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Footage of the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Australia, from 1933. The film was recently colorized by Composite Films in Paris.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 unanswered questions about sharks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55235-7-mysteries-about-sharks.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ask any shark biologist a question about sharks, and chances are, the answer might begin with, "We're not really sure…" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GqqsFG3xzSP3cSbgCeGNKF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Silhouette of a shark as seen from below water, looking up at the surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silhouette of a shark as seen from below water, looking up at the surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bored chimps at Czech zoos video chat during lockdown ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chimpanzee-facetime-during-lockdown.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Zookeepers from two zoos in the Czech Republic have set up big screens to allow their chimps to interact with each other via a video call. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:35:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hkBPLWzBqLjGAD2SMmM6sM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Simona Jiřičková]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chimpanzees at Czech zoos video chat because they&#039;re bored during lockdown.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimpanzees at Czech zoos video chat because they&#039;re bored during lockdown.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meerkats seem to rejoice when zoo visitors return after lockdown ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/zoo-animals-react-to-visitors-after-lockdown.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meerkats and penguins living in zoos had different reactions to the return of visitors after COVID-19 restrictions left them alone in empty parks with only zookeepers for company. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tNR2REq9MnWotB5WeNkXpn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Meerkats at a Zoo in Italy during a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of three zoo meerkats standing in their enclosure in Italy during a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The strange history of white tigers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A white tiger cub born at a Nicaragua zoo is the result of a rare genetic mutation with a strange history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3zL7BMdBwpx2xeBw2Tfb8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newborn white tiger sleeps at the National Zoo in Masaya, Nicaragua]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sleeping white tiger cub]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo, conquers the internet with cuteness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny and very tubby baby pygmy hippo that was recently born at the San Diego Zoo is the zoo's first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 16:26:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PW9R9CUwkQUvP56TZATTGT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The baby hippo is mama Mabel&#039;s first calf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The baby hippo is mama Mabel&#039;s first calf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orangutans and otters strike up darling friendship at Belgium zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The father and son orangutans have already formed strong bonds with the otters, the zookeepers said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:50:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5YmY2dDbYjCvBnWkwoyLVc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Pascale Jones/Pairi Daiza]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The orangutan Ujian chats with new buddies, a romp of river otters.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[orangutan Ujian strikes up a friendship with a romp of river otters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple's nest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:07:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GsXuZjpqNgBgNFuiDY2BeD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Unlike the Dutch penguins who absconded with another penguin&#039;s egg, two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August. They had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August; they had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Weird Animal Eats Rocks for Breakfast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocks might not sound like a delectable meal to most life-forms, but it's on the menu for a newly identified species of a plump, bizarre-looking clam. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UBzFKEfNQev7teTmUiyjr6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly described rock-eating shipworm, known as &lt;i&gt;Lithoredo abatanica&lt;/i&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[rock-eating shipworm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's What Happens When You Put Giant Sea Spiders into Boot Camp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The realization that giant sea spiders have Swiss cheese-like holes in their exoskeletons has shed light on a decades-old mystery about how underwater creatures living in the polar oceans and deep abysses got so spookily huge. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:42:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L5aZ8oofUim7RzhPzGDj8F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant sea spider (&lt;i&gt;Colossendeis robusta&lt;/i&gt;) has a special way of getting enough oxygen in the cold Antarctic. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[giant sea spider]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Does This 'Buff Monkey' Look Ridiculously Ripped? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bea, a white-faced saki monkey, seems as "buff" as a bodybuilder. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3JfHt7pJJty8dUP29tJHZb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Is this muscular monkey just a posturing primate?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bea the white-face saki monkey]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are Aliens Ignoring Us? Maybe We're Already Their Captives in a 'Galactic Zoo' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is Earth an exhibit in an alien zoo? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:51:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QHcTgoZupxkdN8cDvwznJd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Are aliens observing us, like we watch captive zoo animals?]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zoo's Animal X-Rays Reveal Spooky, Scary Skeletons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animals from the Oregon Zoo are also beautiful on the inside. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:18:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:35:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3WLjjg6ouGwB7VHxgP2aCL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cape porcupine (&lt;i&gt;Hystrix africaeaustralis&lt;/i&gt;) has a sturdy body and uses its powerful teeth to gnaw on carrion and bones.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Eerie Zoo Animal Skeletons, in X-Rays ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Are X-rays of animals gorgeous or creepy? Maybe a little of both. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:17:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:33:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/viuDveeurA9qYwhiyJa3wW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man Who Slapped Hippo's Butt at LA Zoo Is Still at Large ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unidentified man got dangerously hands-on with the hippos at the LA Zoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:28:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:38:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGWE4bQafQeY3R5eeTZ4nk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mara and her daughter Rosie (seen here in 2014, shortly after Rosie&#039;s birth) recently had a close encounter with a trespassing visitor at the L.A. Zoo. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why an Escaped Jaguar Went on a Killing Spree at New Orleans Zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nine animals have died since an escaped jaguar attacked them at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans on Saturday (July 14). But the jaguar didn't actually eat the animals — including red foxes, alpacas and an emu — so why did it attack so many? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M8g3hD7q4d9bMFzfdjaCRT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3-year-old male jaguar at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans escaped from its enclosure on Saturday (July 14) and proceeded to hunt foxes, alpacas and an emu.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jaguar at New Orleans Zoo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flamingo Spotted in Texas, 13 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's incredibly rare to catch a glimpse of an African flamingo on the Texas coast, but if you do, it's Flamingo No. 492. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:08:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:41:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJvuz3yvECYRgxJif6tvad-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flamingo No. 492 has been enjoying south Texas for the past 13 years after escaping the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[African flamingo on the run in Texas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Truth About Animals': Storks Flying to the Moon, and Other Wild Tales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62347-truth-about-animals-book-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:22:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bA2EBSVBK3NU7TjkeK2o8j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Live Science senior writer Laura Geggel (left) sat down with zoologist, filmmaker and author Lucy Cooke to talk about her new book, &quot;The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Curious About Stoned Sloths and Lovelorn Hippos? Enter to Win This Book ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Want to know some wild facts about wildlife? How about these: Penguins cheat on their mates, moose get drunk, and worker ants are known to laze around. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:51:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yawMhg8jVCvW4QJUS4PhL3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zoologist Lucy Cooke, author of &quot;The Truth About Animals,&quot; hangs out with a sloth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Truth About Animals]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's a Lion Getting a CAT Scan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A big cat just got a CAT scan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:18:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/THHQbd5FMkqiRRVNaxf4kn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tomo in the CAT scan machine. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tomo, cat scan, ct scan]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Accidental Curator' Author Shares Zoo Stories with Live Science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Join Live Science as we sit down with Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of "Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:53:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gDV5RhJy9ckG4pKniEsJun-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Author and conservation educator Annette Libeskind Berkovits visited Live Science to talk about her new book, &quot;Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Book Excerpt: 'Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator' (Tenth Planet Press, 2017) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What goes on behind the scenes at a zoo? Author Annette Libeskind Berkovits, retired Senior Vice President for Education at the Bronx Zoo, has plenty of stories to tell. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGhUipkw7DSkPioS3zo2MD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Author Annette Libeskind Berkovits offers a glimpse behind the scenes at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After a Life in Slow Motion, World's Oldest Sloth Dies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's oldest sloth, and the last one living in Australia, has died at the Adelaide Zoo. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UgiZJBRFKTsmRqY9axiXuk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The world&#039;s oldest sloth, a Hoffmann&#039;s two-toed sloth named Miss C (shown here), died at the age of 43 on June 2, 2017.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The world&#039;s oldest sloth, a Hoffmann&#039;s two-toed sloth named Miss C (shown here), died at the age of 43 on June 2, 2017.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Accio Crab! Newfound Crab Honors Harry Potter and Professor Snape ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newfound crab named after "Harry Potter" wizards may not be magical, but its discovery is certainly enchanting. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V696uJZ7x7h3ovqrbET7DW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It may not have a magic wand, but this newly identified male &lt;i&gt;Harryplax severus&lt;/i&gt; crab has a huge claw. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[harryplax severus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to Keep Captive Killer Whales Happy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amidst controversy over captive orcas, researchers suggest ways to make life better for the killer whales in marine parks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:02:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4nZSCnoz8yBYzSyk7Z3og-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby killer whale swims with its mother Kasatka on Dec. 21, 2004, at Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld Stadium in San Diego, California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A baby killer whale swims with its mother Kasatka on Dec. 21, 2004, at Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld Stadium in San Diego, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colo, World's Oldest Gorilla, Turns 60 (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christine Lunsford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KJHjq6anGgCYEa53dijZnJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Colo has contributed other things to the Columbus Zoo&#039;s history. She birthed the first second-generation gorilla born in captivity, Emmy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[colo oldest gorilla]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy Birthday, Colo! World's Oldest Gorilla Celebrates 60th ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first gorilla born in human care turned 60 years old on Dec. 22 at her home in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:27:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7qJAaQPd7vbknatSu49hZg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Then and now: Colo, who in 1956 was the first gorilla born in captivity, just celebrated her 60th birthday.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 78,000 Origami Elephants Invade the Bronx Zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest origami elephant collection is going on display at the Bronx Zoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:51:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XhXjKj2Nd8V8CSLtznUdSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A shimmering metallic origami elephant stands out from the pack. The elephant was folded as part of a campaign to raise awareness about poaching, called 96 elephants. More than 200,000 paper elephants were sent into the Bronx Zoo as part of the campaign, and the 78,654 that went on display at the zoo earned a Guinness World record on Nov. 17, 2016 for the largest origami elephant display.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[metallic origami elephant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: The World's Largest Display of Origami Elephants ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bronx Zoo recently earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the most origami elephants -- 78,654 to be precise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GbNS2ewYYoVmqZzMPf4DCV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A red origami elephant stands out from a pack of grey ones. The origami elephants were folded as part of the 96 elephants campaign to raise awareness about poaching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[red origami elephant and grey ones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st Look: Meet JJ, Columbus Zoo's Newborn Gorilla ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56509-columbus-zoo-newborn-gorilla.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Sept. 28, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed a new addition: a male western lowland gorilla, born at 1:18 a.m. ET. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:31:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5m9RMR76iZUDuwg66nRV57-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Say hello to JJ, who was born recently at the Columbus Zoo.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where's the Exit? Python Caught in Circle of Own Molted Skin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A python likely experienced a weird case of déjà vu last week after it became trapped in a circle of its own molted skin, surprising scientists. The serpent slithered around and around for about 3 hours until it eventually broke free. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PJgwtVRF4rSArFszHeV47n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Short-Snouted Sea Monsters Evolved Rapidly After Wipeout ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a short-snouted, oceangoing reptile with a whip-like tail suggests that some marine reptiles evolved quickly (geologically speaking) after a mass extinction 250 million years ago, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MHCSZ4v9xjPcouHFSTEyo3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The remarkable fossil of &lt;i&gt;Sclerocormus parviceps&lt;/i&gt;, which scientists just discovered in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Early ichthyosaur]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chubby Panda Cub 'Bei Bei' Learns to Stare at Tennis Balls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The National Zoo's youngest (and chubbiest) panda cub is learning how to touch a tennis ball with his little black nose, zookeepers say. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t6PfdotA6wE6L7CrRdPN3j-1280-80.jpg">
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