Ade the African lion at Dickerson Park Zoo euthanized
The Dickerson Park Zoo (DPZ) announced the death of Ade, an 18-and-a-half-year-old African lion on Friday. After battling ...
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Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado’s Top Court Rules
The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...
Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado's top court rules
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no ...
Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit
The Colorado high court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights group alleged the park's elephants ...
Zoo mourns loss of female lion just 2 months after losing her lifelong partner
At ages 17 and 19, the Saint Louis Zoo’s lions lived long lives. According to the Smithsonian National Zoo, lions in zoos may live into their late teens or early 20s. In the wild, a lioness may live ...
Elephants can't pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they're not human, court says
The group argued that the Colorado elephants, born in the wild in Africa, have shown signs of brain damage because the zoo is ...
Critically endangered African penguin chick hatches at Tulsa Zoo
"African penguins were recently classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, making this newest addition to our penguin ...