‘Fuzzy watermelon’-looking endangered baby animal named after another fruit, WA zoo says
A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was named Ume, ...
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Washington Zoo Welcomes Rare Endangered Baby Who Looks Like a 'Fuzzy Walking Watermelon'
It's always so joyous and exciting when an endangered animal is born, and nothing could be cuter than the one born on Sunday, February 2 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.
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Elderly dragon dies at the National Zoo
He pleased visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington for almost 25 years. Although he died back in December, his loss probably remains a significant event. This was an arthritic ...
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This fuzzy rare creature is uplifting viewers with her ‘cute antics,’ WA video shows
The zoo shared a video of the endangered tapir calf “mouthing” at hay in her enclosure. This latest video prompted nearly 200 ...
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When the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Gave Its Animals Musical Instruments
The Washington, D.C., zoo wasn’t trying to discover the next keyboard cat. As Scripps News (formerly Newsy) reported at the time, the goal was enrichment, a practice in which zookeepers ...
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Creature that looks like ‘walking watermelon’ born at WA zoo. See the ‘little miracle’
An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo ...