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Bondla zoo closed for public as 5 animals fall prey to viral infection
Panaji: Goa’s only zoo, located within the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, is temporarily closed to the public after three civet ...
Chemo for a gecko? National Zoo vets go all in to save 3-ounce lizard with tumors
A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.
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Leaf-Tailed Gecko Treated With Unique Chemotherapy Regimen at National Zoo
A 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko recently underwent treatment for skin cancer at the Zoo's veterinary hospital ...
Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.
Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in their collections infected in the three years ...
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...
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Viral outbreak claims lives of animals, Goa’s Bondla zoo temporarily shut to safeguard wildlife
In a concerning development from Goa, the Bondla Zoo, nestled within the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary and renowned as the state’s only zoo, has been temporarily closed to visitors after a suspected viral ...
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Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.
Employees who respond to rescue calls don long gloves, aprons, masks and goggles ... he would be open to considering vaccinating other zoo animals if that option becomes available in the future ...
Broadway’s “Life of Pi” has almost too much to say about our current moment
It’s a bold take on fleeing one’s home for a better life across the sea — in this case Canada, where “Life of Pi” author Yann Martel spent some time growing up — and the ways in which corrosive ...