Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against infection. While captivity is known to alter the gut microbiota of wildlife, the ...

Hertfordshire Zoo has welcomed a young female red panda as part of a breeding programme to try to boost numbers of the endangered species. Nila, who is 17 months old, was born in Slovakia and has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, located in the countryside near the southwestern city of Chongqing, is known for its “red ...

A central New York zoo announced the birth of an endangered red panda at its property and said that it would be inviting input from the public to name the animal. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo announced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The pair were born on the 25th of June to mother Ruby and father Nilo, weighing just 3.9 ounces (113 grams) each. The cubs ...

The popular prairie dog exhibit at the Lehigh Valley Zoo could soon become a red panda paradise with help from the public. The zoo announced Tuesday its plans to make red pandas the first species it ...

BEIJING, China — Giant pandas are no longer an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts, Chinese officials announced this week. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...

The incident occurred on Friday morning after the animal became startled and scratched his keeper during a routine feeding.

BEIJING - Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas in the country to be an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...