Bookmarks (2) clear filters

A four-year-old female tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease. A caretaker at the zoo was infected but asymptomatic and infected the tiger. The zoo says the tigers have decreased appetites but are expected to recover. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. In a suspected human to animal transmission, a tiger at the Bronx...

A baby black rhino was born on December 24 — Christmas Eve day — at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan. It marked a rare occurrence of a "critically endangered" black rhino being born in captivity. The mother, 12-year-old Doppsee, gave birth to a male calf at 5:40 a.m. local time. It was a first in the 100-year history of the zoo —...