Visit Animals at Zoo

Nine-year-old bull elephant Assam makes its first steps in Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on October 30, 2009 as the 3-ton animal is let out to the open-air outlet today by local tenders. The new resident of the zoo arrived on Wednesday from Bellewaerde Park of Belgian Ieper Zoo after a 21-hour trip by special shipment.


Nine-year-old bull elephant Assam receives an apple in Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on October 30, 2009 as the 3-tonne animal is let out to the open-air outlet today by local tenders. The new resident of the zoo arrived on Wednesday from Bellewaerde Park of Belgian Ieper Zoo after a 21-hour trip by special shipment.



Whirl, a two-year-old-Amur tiger, plays with a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.



In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a snow leopard plays with a pumpkin placed in its habitat as part of an animal enrichment activity at New York City's Central Park Zoo, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Snow leopards are native to the mountainous regions of Central Asia.



Josefa, a 37-year-old female polar bear, licks frozen fishes given to her as a birthday treat at her enclosure in the Buenos Aires Zoo October 30, 2009.



A 22-day-old lion cub growls at a man at the zoo in Russia's southern city of Stavropol October 30, 2009.



Nine-year-old bull elephant Assam makes its first steps at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on October 30, 2009 as the 3-ton animal is let out to the open-air outlet today by local tenders. The new resident of the zoo arrived on October 28 from the Bellewaerde Park of the Belgian Ieper Zoo after a 21-hour trip in a special container.



Four month old elephant "Rani" and her mother "Thura" are pictured in Hagenbeck's zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.



An elephant named Kamraithong, age 5, sprays water on a giant Krathong as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river during a news conference at the Dusit zoo in Bangkok October 30, 2009. The festival Loy Krathong falls on November 2.


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The Halloween season, Animals enjoy and play pumpkins

Nadaya, a male western lowland gorilla, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.



BRISTOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Meeko the racoon at Bristol Zoo Gardens investigates a special carved pumpkin that has been left as a special Halloween treat in his enclosure on October 28, 2009 in Bristol, England. The gift of the pumpkin does have a serious side, as they are a great addition to the animals� regular diet as they are high in vitamins, potassium, protein and fibre - as well as being the perfect enrichment toy, as the animals have to delve inside to reach the succulent flesh and plump seeds.



Axhi, a fourteen-year-old Grizzly bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.



Axhi, a fourteen-year-old Grizzly bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.



Hudson a-two-year-old polar bear, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.



Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger carries a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season upon us, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.



Whirl, a two-year-old-Amur tiger, plays with a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.



Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger chases a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.



A flock of birds feeding nearby flies past a family looking for a Halloween pumpkin in a farmer's field on Vancouver Island in Saanich, British Columbia October 27,2009.


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12-week-old giant panda

This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows 12-week-old giant panda looking at his caretakers during the cub's weekly checkup, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 in San Diego. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 31, through Tuesday, Nov. 3, visitors to www.sandiegozoo. org/pandacam will be able to vote for a name for the now 10-pound cub. The name with the most votes will be announced during a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The male cub is the fifth giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo.


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Orangutan female, and the little 15 weeks old cub

Matra, the 33-years-old orangutan female, and the little 15 weeks old Jolie play in their interior enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn October 27, 2009.


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A baby wallaby

TOKYO - AUGUST 04: A baby wallaby is held by a zoo attendant at Edogawa Natural Zoo on August 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The staff of the zoo have raised the young wallaby after her mother neglected her.



TOKYO - AUGUST 04: A baby wallaby sits in a zoo attendant's lap at Edogawa Natural Zoo on August 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The staff of the zoo have raised the young wallaby after her mother neglected her



TOKYO - AUGUST 04: A baby wallaby rests hanging from a zoo attendant's chair at Edogawa Natural Zoo on August 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The staff of the zoo have raised the young wallaby after her mother neglected her.



TOKYO - AUGUST 04: A baby wallaby is held by a zoo attendant at Edogawa Natural Zoo on August 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The staff of the zoo have raised the young wallaby after her mother neglected her


TOKYO - AUGUST 04: A baby wallaby sits in a zoo attendant's lap at Edogawa Natural Zoo on August 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The staff of the zoo have raised the young wallaby after her mother neglected her.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito, 3, visit to Ueno Zoo

Japan's Prince Hisahito, 3, holds a rabbit, assisted by his mother Princess Kiko during his visit to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, with his parents Prince Akishino and Kiko Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.



Japan's Prince Hisahito, 3, smiles as he holds a rabbit during his visit to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.



Japan's Prince Hisahito, 3, reacts to guinea pigs during his visit to Ueno Zoo to play with animals in Tokyo, Japan, with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.

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Tasmanian Devil

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: A Tasmanian Devil joey is seen at Taronga Zoo on October 22, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo are conducting tests to determine the father of the four joeys in a bid to help the endangered species in the wild.



Keepers display Tasmanian devil joeys after having general health checks and paternity tests at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on October 22, 2009. The devils are part of Taronga�s involvement in the national programme to create an insurance population for the endangered species to safeguard against the complete collapse of the species in the wild.



SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: Tasmanian Devil joeys are seen at Taronga Zoo on October 22, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo are conducting tests to determine the father of the four joeys in a bid to help the endangered species in the wild.



A Tasmanian devil joey is micro-chipped during general health checks and paternity tests at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on October 22, 2009. The devils are part of Taronga�s involvement in the national programme to create an insurance population for the endangered species to safeguard against the complete collapse of the species in the wild.





SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: A Tasmanian Devil joey is seen receiving a scan at Taronga Zoo on October 22, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo are conducting tests to determine the father of the four joeys in a bid to help the endangered species in the wild.


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Polar bear

Mercedes the polar bear makes her debut public appearance at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland October 22, 2009. Mercedes, the only polar bear in a UK zoo, was taken to the Wildlife Park on Monday. The polar bear had been at the zoo for 25 years, after being rescued from Canada where she scheduled to be shot after wandering into a local town on numerous occasions. The zoo has been moving animals that are better suited to colder climates to the wildlife park.


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Visit Lion Cubs in Zoos

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: One of the two newborn lion cubs takes its first steps with its mother Abi in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: One of the two newborn lion cubs takes its first steps with its mother Abi in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



In this photo taken Sunday, July 26, 2009, three lion cubs and a tiger cub, top, play with their surrogate mother, a dog, in a safari in Hefei, central China's Anhui province. The dog has been feeding the cubs since June after their biological mothers abandoned them. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.



A two and a half month old lion cub is carried by a veterinarian at Lecoqc zoo in the outskirts of Montevideo, August 13, 2009. The cubs, born in May 20, are the first to be born in the zoo in more than a decade.



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: One of the two newborn lion cubs takes its first steps with its mother Abi in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



Abi an Asian Lion licks a ten-week old cub at London Zoo, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Two cubs have been born to Abi, the first cubs born for ten years at the zoo, there are less than 300 Asian lions left in the wild.



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: One of the two newborn lion cubs takes its first steps in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: One of the two newborn lion cubs takes its first steps with its mother Abi in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Two newborn lion cubs take their first steps in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Two newborn lion cubs take their first steps with their mother Abi in their new enclosure at London Zoo on August 13, 2009 in London, England. The two cubs are the first Asian lions to be born at the zoo for ten years.



Veterinarians take care of an injured claw on a two and a half month old lion cub at Lecoqc zoo in the outskirts of Montevideo, August 13, 2009. The cubs, born on May 20, 2009, are the first to be born in the zoo in more than a decade.



A one-month-old lion cub, one of three cubs born in captivity, plays in a pen at the national zoo in Santo Domingo August 18,2009. The national zoo is waiting for new animals to display in their park after a trade with zoos in U.S. , Chile, Guatemala and Puerto Rico to reach a better genetic quality in the species of the animals, Patricia Toribio National Zoo park director said.



A one-month-old lion cub, one of three cubs born in captivity, plays in a pen at the national zoo in Santo Domingo August 18,2009. The national zoo is waiting for new animals to display in their park after a trade with zoos in U.S. , Chile, Guatemala and Puerto Rico to reach better genetic quality in the species of the animals, Patricia Toribio National Zoo park director said.



This Oct. 4, 2009 photo provided by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, shows a lion cub. The zoo now knows it's a boy and two girls for an African lion who gave birth two weeks ago. Zookeepers say a veterinarian doing a checkup discovered the cubs' sex this week. The zoo says they're a healthy trio, weighing between 5.7 pounds and 6.7 pounds



A zoo worker holds 40-day old lion cub Boniface, during his first appearance for press at the Karaganda Zoo, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.



A 40-day old lion cub Boniface, is seen during his first appearance for press, at the Karaganda Zoo, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.



A worker feeds a one-month-old lion cub born in captivity at the national zoo in Santo Domingo August 18,2009. The national zoo is waiting for new animals to display in the park after a trade with zoos in U.S. , Chile, Guatemala and Puerto Rico to reach better genetic quality in the species of the animals, Patricia Toribio National Zoo park director said.



A one-month old lion cub born in captivity sleeps after being fed at national zoo in Santo Domingo August 18, 2009. The national zoo is waiting for new animals to display in the park after a trade with zoos in U.S. , Chile, Guatemala and Puerto Rico to reach better genetic quality in the species of the animals, Patricia Toribio National Zoo park director said.



A one-month old lion cub born in captivity plays in a pen at the national zoo in Santo Domingo August 18, 2009. The national zoo is waiting for new animals to display in the park after a trade with zoos in U.S. , Chile, Guatemala and Puerto Rico to reach better genetic quality in the species of the animals, Patricia Toribio National Zoo park director said.



A twelve-day-old white lion cub is fed from a baby's bottle in Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The two white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion were born in Belgrade Zoo. White lions are unique to the Timbavati area of South Africa and are not albinos but a genetic rarity.



A twelve-day-old white lion cub is fed from a baby bottle in Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The two white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion were recently born in Belgrade Zoo. White lions are unique to the Timbavati area of South Africa and are not albinos but a genetic rarity.



A lion cub looks out from its enclosure at Riyadh's Zoo October 18, 2009.



Zookeeper Nadja Radovic holds three lion cub, in the lion's enclosure, at Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Three cubs were born Aug. 13, from mother African lion Kiara, and father, a white lion called Wambo, who is a top attraction at Belgrade Zoo.



Zookeeper Nadja Radovic holds a 6 day old lion cub, in the lion's enclosure, at Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Three cubs were born Aug. 13, from mother African lion Kiara, and father, a white lion called Wambo, who is a top attraction at Belgrade Zoo.



Zookeeper Nadja Radovic kisses a 6 day old lion cub, in the lion's enclosure, at Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Three cubs were born Aug. 13, from mother African lion Kiara, and father, a white lion called Wambo, who is a top attraction at Belgrade Zoo.

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