#CaptiveAnimals hashtag - Bluesky

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2 months ago

Wingham Wildlife Park baby capybaras are 'stealing hearts' Keepers reveal names for the furry creatures - inspired by well-known chocolate caterpillar cakes.

Baby capybaras 'stealing hearts' at wildlife park

#Kent #CaptiveAnimals #WinghamWildlifePark #StealingHearts #BabyCapybaras #BBC

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3 months ago

Cataract operation saves Banham Zoo snow leopard's eyesight The "relatively unique surgery" replaces the snow leopard's damaged eye lens with an artificial one.

Cataract operation saves Banham Zoo snow leopard's eyesight

#Norfolk #CaptiveAnimals #BanhamZoo #BigCats #SnowLeopard #CataractOperation #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

4 months ago

Jersey Zoo welcomes 'rockstar of lemur world' Jersey Zoo says the male greater bamboo lemur called Orsa is a critically endangered species.

'Rockstar of lemur world' arrives at zoo

#Jersey #CaptiveAnimals #JerseyZoo
#DWCT #Arrival #Primates #GreaterBambooLemur #RockstarOfTheLemurWorld #BBC

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4 months ago

'Beloved and cherished' red panda dies at Cornwall wildlife park Paradise Park's keepers say Suri was more than 10 years old when she died.

'Beloved' red panda dies at wildlife park

#Cornwall #CaptiveAnimals #ParadisePark #Suri #CherishedRedPandaDies #BBC

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4 months ago

Eagle owl Buddy goes missing from West Sussex Falconry in Compton People are urged to be eagle-eyed after the 2 ft (60cm) tall bird escapes from a centre in Compton.

Search begins as eagle owl Buddy goes missing

#WestSussex #Compton #CaptiveAnimals #Escape #EagleOwl #BuddyGoesMissing #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

4 months ago

MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’

MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium

#London #LondonAquarium #CaptiveAnimals #AnimalWelfare #GentooPenguins #MPs #TheGuardian

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4 months ago

Frankie the missing flamingo ‘spotted’ 100 miles from Cornwall in Brittany Sightings on French coast raise hopes it could be female flamingo that escaped from wildlife sanctuary near Hayle

Frankie the missing flamingo ‘spotted’ 100 miles from Cornwall in Brittany

#Cornwall #Hayle #ParadisePark #CaptiveAnimals #Flamingo #Frankie #Brittany

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

6 months ago

Chester Zoo 'deeply saddened' by death of male lion Iblis Iblis the Asiatic lion had "far exceeded" his species' usual life expectancy said zoo staff.

Chester Zoo 'deeply saddened' by death of male lion Iblis

#Zoos #CaptiveAnimals #BigCats #ChesterZoo #Iblis #AsiaticLion

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

6 months ago

Rare red-faced monkey avoids surgery with CT scan Veterinary staff have an unusual patient to put through CT scan - a monkey.

Red-faced spider monkey goes for CT scan at vets

#NorthWales #ColwynBay #CaptiveAnimals #WelshMountainZoo #RedFacedMonkey #VetVisit #CTScan #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

7 months ago

Heartbreak over death of Dudley Zoo's Sumatran tiger Dudley Zoo announces the death of the 13-year-old tiger João in the early hours of Monday.

Heartbreak over death of Dudley Zoo's Sumatran tiger

#CaptiveAnimals #BigCats #DudleyZoo #Joao #SumatranTigerDeath #BBC

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7 months ago

Pembrokeshire zoo welcomes three endangered red panda cubs Red pandas are endangered so these cubs are "crucial" to the species says head zookeeper.

Zoo welcomes three endangered red panda cubs

#Wales #Pembrokeshire #CaptiveAnimals #ManorHouseWildlifePark #EndangeredSpecies #RedPandas #BBC

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7 months ago

Whipsnade zookeepers have a weigh with animals Lions, penguins and camels line up for the annual weigh-in at Whipsnade.

Whipsnade zookeepers have a weigh with animals

#England #Bedfordshire #CaptiveAnimals #WhipsnadeZoo #AnnualWeighIn #BBC #Photos

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7 months ago

London Zoo animals hit the scales on weigh-in day London Zoo in Regent's Park holds its annual animal weigh-in, with zookeepers weighing and measuring over 10,000 animals to monitor their health and wellbeing.

London Zoo animals hit the scales on weigh-in day

#CaptiveAnimals #LondonZoo #HittingTheScales #AnimalWeighInDay #BBC #video

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Vegan FTA

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7 months ago

Danish Zoo Criticised for Soliciting Unwanted Healthy Pets to Feed Captive Predators On the 4th of August 2025, Aalborg Zoo in Denmark appealed to the public to donate their healthy, unwanted companion animals, including chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and horses, to be used as…

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark is asking the public to donate healthy, unwanted pets to feed its carnivores. 🦁

#zoo #zoos #captiveanimals #predators #carnivores

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

7 months ago

Four rare Barbary lion cubs born at Czech zoo Lion that once roamed northern Africa has been extinct in the wild since 1960s

Four rare Barbary lion cubs born at Czech zoo

#Europe #CzechRepublic #EndangeredSpecies #CaptiveAnimals #Zoos #BarbaryLions #TheGuardian

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

8 months ago

Aalborg Zoo asks for unwanted pets to feed its predators Aalborg Zoo says the unique scheme is aimed at mimicking what its predators would eat in the wild.

Danish zoo asks for unwanted pets to feed its predators

#Denmark #CaptiveAnimals #Zoos #AalborgZoo #PredatorsFood #UnwantedPets #BBC

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Animal Welfare Matters

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8 months ago

Findings and refinements from a decade of applying the Cetacean Welfare Assessment (“C-Well”) to multiple species on public display | Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Findings and refinements from a decade of applying the #CetaceanWelfare Assessment (“C-Well”) to multiple species on public display.

#Cetaceans #MarineAnimalWelfare #Zoos #Aquariums #CaptiveAnimals #AnimalWelfare #FiveDomains #AnimalWelfareAssessment

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

9 months ago

Marwell Zoo tiger, Valentina, killed by male during introduction Marwell Zoo expresses 'deep sadness' at Valentina's death during an introduction to a male tiger.

Marwell Zoo tiger, Valentina, killed by male during introduction

#Hampshire #CaptiveAnimals #BigCats #MarwellZoo #AnimalIntroduction #AmurTigerKilled #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

9 months ago

Wildlife park near Exeter evacuated after bears escape Two brown bears escape from their enclosure and eat a "week's worth of honey" in the food store.

Bears raid honey store after enclosure escape

#CaptiveAnimals #Devon #WildwoodDevon #BearEscape #Evacuation #HoneyStoreRaided #BrownBears #BBC

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9 months ago

How do West Midlands zoo and rescue animals keep cool in a heatwave? Zoos and rescue centres are turning to paddling pools, ice lollies and more to keep animals cool.

How do West Midlands zoo and rescue animals keep cool in a heatwave?

#CaptiveAnimals #ZooAnimals #RescueAnimals #KeepingAnimalsCoolInAHeatwave #InPictures #BBC #photography #Photos

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9 months ago

Rare maccoa ducklings hatch at Chester zoo for first time Four ducklings add to safety-net population of African species that is estimated to be down to 5,000 in the wild

Rare maccoa ducklings hatch at Chester zoo for first time

#EndangeredSpecies #CaptiveAnimals #Ducks #ChesterZoo #RareMaccoaDucklingsHatch #TheGuardian

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

10 months ago

Rescued twin brown bear cubs find forever home in Devon The pair come from Belgium after being believed to have been conceived during the war in Ukraine.

Rescued brown bear cubs rehomed in Devon

#Devon #CaptiveAnimals #Wildwood #Rehomed #BrownBearCubs #BBC

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10 months ago

Trentham Monkey Forest welcomes three baby Barbary macaques The Barbary macaque is endangered, with fewer than 8,000 believed to live in the wild.

Trentham Monkey Forest welcomes three baby Barbary macaques

#CaptiveAnimals #Staffordshire #EndangeredSpecies #TrenthamMonkeyForest #BarbaryMacaques #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

10 months ago

London Zoo becomes summer home for pair of giant rodents Capybaras are semi-aquatic mammals and are found in northern and central South America.

Two giant rodents to spend summer at London Zoo

#CaptiveAnimals #LondonZoo #TemporaryHome #Capybaras #Gizmo #Kiwi #ZSL #BBC

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@elmerpalace.bsky.social

10 months ago

Zoo animals to get more space in 'long overdue' welfare reforms New government guidance is brought in to modernise practice for the first time in more than a decade.

Zoo animals to get more space in 'long overdue' welfare reforms

#CaptiveAnimals #Zoos #Aquariums #AnimalWelfareReforms #Defra #BBC

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