BEIRUT (AP) - Two officials monitoring the Syrian border say U.N. peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels for four days have begun crossing into Jordan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Guinness World Records has declared that a huge crocodile blamed for deadly attacks in the southern Philippines is the largest in captivity in the world. The giant reptile has brought pride, fear, tourism revenues and attention to the remote town whe... [Full Article]
A Philippine hawk-eagle feared to be heading for extinction has been bred in captivity for the first time, its breeders said Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), born in captivity four months ago, is seen with its mother at the zoo in Cali January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga (COLOMBIA - Tags: ANIMALS)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), born in captivity ten days ago, is seen at the zoo in Cali January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga (COLOMBIA - Tags: ANIMALS)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A Titi Pigmeo (Cebuella Pygmaea) born in captivity ten days ago, rests on the back of its mother at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera (COLOMBIA - Tags: ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A boa constrictor in captivity at a zoo. A seven-year-old girl in Germany got more than she bargained for when she opened the toilet seat to find an escaped boa constrictor staring back at her, police said Monday.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A keeper measures one of 18 cat sharks born in captivity at the Xcaret ecological park in Cancun February 8, 2011. This marks the first time the cat shark, an endangered species, has been born in captivity in Mexico. REUTERS/Gerardo Garc... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Polar bears in captivity. Environmental groups on Thursday accused US President Barack Obama's administration of failing to ensure the survival of polar bears after it stopped short of listing the animals as endangered.(AFP/File/John... [Full Article]
(AP) - Tun, left, and Jamilah, right, both Malaysian elephants in captivity at the Night Safari, rest on their sides during their morning shower on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. The city-state’s Wildlife Reserves ensures that its animals in captivity ... [Full Article]