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Some parents feel an immediate, loving connection when meeting their child for the first time. Zawadi, a male lion at the Oregon Zoo, is not that kind of parent. Since their birth last fall, lion cubs Kamali, Zalika and Angalia have been cared for primarily by their mother and zoo staff. During the last week of February, the three girls were introduced to their father, Zawadi, who did not se
Whale watchers aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari (http://www.dolphinsafari.com) had an unexpected and heartbreaking encounter with a pod of bottlenose dolphins yesterday. A deceased dolphin calf was being carried by an adult bottlenose dolphin on its back. "I believe this calf has been dead for many days, possibly weeks," explains Capt. Dave Anderson, "you can see the f
Use satellite technology as an early warning system when sharks swim close to populated beaches, rather than killing them A large female tiger shark pulled alongside the Western Australia Fisheries vessel. Photograph: Courtesy Sea Shepherd Australia The halting of shark cull in Western Australia suggests commonsense may have finally prevailed when it comes to shark conservation. It might no
Divers exploring the waters off Costa Rica recently had an extraordinary encounter with one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures, who, in the throes of a life-threatening predicament, approached them as if to ask for their help. The group was partway through their dive when an enormous manta ray appeared in the distance, swimming in their direction. As the animal got closer, the divers noti