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Antares - Newest attraction for the Berlin Zoo

By greenexpander ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ 26 comments

Berlin’s Tierpark Zoo proudly introduced on August 5th the newest addition to their animal population, a Siberian cub named Antares. The male cub was born on June 23, 2008 and got its name from a star in the Milky Way galaxy. Antares is the 121st tiger born at the zoo. Siberian tigers are currently listed [...]

Panda Cubs Born in China

By greenexpander ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

We rarely have endangered animals reproducing in captivity, so when something like this happens, the event is worth being mentioned. Four giant panda bears were born 3 days ago at a breeding center in southwest China. With the new additions, the Chinese center now has 71 pandas in captivity.

The Helpless Cheetah Cubs

By greenexpander ⋅ May 13, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

Cheetahs are the fastest felines in the world but also the most endangered felines species. These little fellows are born blind and virtually helpless, but they develop fast. At 4 to 10 days of age, their eyes open, and they start crawling around the nest area. They are heavily targetted by other predators, reason for [...]

Black baby jaguar born in Peru

By greenexpander ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅ 56 comments

It’s not common that we see endangered animals born in captivity. That is why this event should get some well-deserved attention. The baby jaguar still hasn’t received a name, even though it has been born 2 months ago. The cub is the third born in captivity in Peru and a good reason to visit the [...]

The Seal Concentration Camp

By greenexpander ⋅ April 22, 2008 ⋅ 25 comments

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been waging a war for quite some time now with the seal hunting industry. The Canadian Government insists that the seal hunt is an animal production industry like any others, while animal activists says the levels of suffering present here most than in any other industry cannot [...]

Shocking images of seal hunting

By greenexpander ⋅ April 2, 2008 ⋅ 16 comments

A familiar scene that many of us know about but which few have seen is ongoing Eastern Canada as sealers and seal hunt opponents get ready for another episode of tension and sufference. 100 hunters embarked on 16 boats heading toward a large herd of seals in the Cabot Strait between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland [...]

Most Adorable Baby Animals: The Gorilla

By greenexpander ⋅ March 23, 2008 ⋅ 10 comments

Sadly, the gorilla is today one of the most endangered species. According to scientists, there are only about 50,000 gorillas left in the African wild. They are losing their habitat at an alarming rate and efforts to save these creatures are slow. The following gallery of one of the cutest baby animals, the baby gorilla, [...]

A Polar Bear Cub’s Diary

By greenexpander ⋅ January 16, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Here is a follow up to the previous post, about two baby cubs: a tiger and a polar bear. I though I should share with you these pictures of a polar bear baby in its first days. These cubs are usually born in December, being carefully nursed until the family emerges from the den, in [...]

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