Everyone's standing around giggling at Bryn because they think it's so cute how she desperately wants to play with that penguin. "Oh, if only I could swim in the sea," they think she thinks. What they don't realize is that that penguin totally stole Bryn's wallet, and it's mercilessly taunting her right to her face. No wonder she's flipping out.
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Everyone's standing around giggling at Bryn because they think it's so cute how she desperately wants to play with that penguin. "Oh, if only I could swim in the sea," they think she thinks. What they don't realize is that that penguin totally stole Bryn's wallet, and it's mercilessly taunting her right to her face. No wonder she's flipping out.
After a slight delay, winter has finally struck. Well, that all depends on where you live in the U.S. Here in Southern California, winter never really strikes. But if you live in Fargo, you've likely been doing some shoveling lately. We know it's a bummer to have that obnoxious chore added to your morning commute, but not everyone hates snow so much. These zoo penguins look forward to it all year, for example. You can tell they're excited because of how chatty they are about it. So the next time you skid off the road and barely miss thwacking into a telephone pole, remember that someone out there is loving this marshmallow world.
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Sometimes you can surprise yourself with how little you actually know about animals. For example, have you ever said to yourself, "Hey, I wonder what rhinos sound like. I've known about rhinos ever since I was a toddler, and yet I don't think I've ever heard the sound that a rhino makes!" Wonder no more, stalwart reader. This video holds the answer to that very question. How do rhinos sound? Very, very annoying.
We've spoken in the past about one of the primary tenants of the Paw Nation Book of Regulations, Edicts & No-Nos (borrowed, of course, from the world-famous Daily Squee Decrees). Specifically, I'm referring to the following rule:
"Never, never attempt to snuggle, cuddle, nuzzle, wuzzle, or otherwise hug or be hugged by any Panthera tigris--also known as tigers--including Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, Siberian, South China, or Sumatran subspecies, or any varieties as yet undiscovered by humans."
That rule is airtight, and we stand by it. Learn it, live it, love it. That being said, I do want to mention that this does not mean that you should think of tigers as your enemies! Tigers are beautiful, majestic creatures--the kings of the jungle (because lions don't live in the jungle, you silly goose). If you should have an opportunity to share a bonding moment with a tiger on a primal level when both your safety and the tiger's safety are assured, you would be a fool to pass it up.
"Oh my god, that tiger will not shut up!"
"Ugh, I know. It's been driving me crazy all day."
"Why don't you do something about it?"
"Ha ha! Like what?"
"Old-school dive bomb!"
"At a tiger? Are you nuts?"
"C'mon, he'll never see you coming. He's way too busy prancing around and putting on a big show for all these slack-jawed spectators. It's the perfect opportunity."
"Why don't you do it yourself if you think it's such a great idea?"
"Because I sprained my beak on Sunday. I'm in no condition to dive-bomb anything."
"Lame excuse."
"Don't be such a wuss! Go show that tiger how scared of a caged animal us free birds are."
"OK, fine! I'll do it. But not because you told me to. I just can't stand listening to him anymore."
"Go!"
...
"Hoooooly crap, did you see that?"
"Dude, that was awesome!"
"Did you see the look on his stupid face when I hit him?"
"That was so awesome!"
"That shut him up!"
"I can't believe you did that! I can't believe you actually just did that!"
Remember when Harper wouldn't stop singing at that zoo lion, so it ambled over and made one "shut up, kid" jump up at the class enclosure, and the kid got so frightened he immediately started crying? Baby Trent here is not so easily startled. In fact, Trent is so completely unfazed by the lioness that is desperately trying to eat him, he's either the most strong-willed baby who's ever lived, or the most oblivious. I know he's young, but there must be some primal part of him screaming "Danger! Danger!" to his central nervous system, right? For the first moments of this video, we tried to convince ourselves that maybe, maybe the lion was just playing with Trent, like that Sea World otter. But then at about the 0:55 mark, it becomes abundantly clear that the lion is definitely trying to bite off the baby's head! And then what happens? This baby, this 1-year-old child, he stares into the black, hungry maw of death... and he giggles.
David Jenike, Cincinnati Zoo
While the zoo acknowledges that Zuri is their most popular baby animal right now, the Zoo Babies event will also feature bonobos, Garnett's galagos, Florida manatee, pancake tortoises, white-handed gibbon, little penguin, black rat snakes, naked mole rats, leaf cutter ants and more.
Zoo Babies is open at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden throughout the month of May, and is free with regular zoo admission ($14/adults, $10/children 2-12 years). The zoo opens daily at 9 a.m. For more information, call (513) 281-4700 or visit www.cincinnatizoo.org.
Squirrel Monkeys. Credit: Edinburgh Zoo
Zookeepers at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland recently welcomed the arrival of 15 new monkey babies from three species. And they're all adorable.
There's been a squirrel monkey baby boom, with a whopping 12 births since last fall. Squirrel monkeys are recognizable by the tufts of white fur around their faces and throats. In the wild, they live in Central and South America, where they swing through the canopies of rain forests.
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Uli's mother, Sabie, carried him for 670 days and her labor lasted three hours with no complications. According to the Wuppertal Zoo website, mother and baby are currently resting and will be on display as soon as today.
Amidst all the excitement, the zoo is preparing for another birth at its elephant house. Elephant Punda is also expecting a bundle of cuteness.
At the Chengdu breeding center in China, there are 300 baby pandas that will be part of a "large-scale reintroduction program," aka sending the bears back into the wild. In the meantime, consider yourself lucky to witness this video footage of the baby pandas fooling around like a Lisa Frank poster come to life (with less Day-Glo, of course).
Warning: You may want to turn down the volume if a duet version of Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me" will potentially spoil the experience.
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Warning: You may want to turn down the volume if a duet version of Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me" will potentially spoil the experience.
This little red panda cub at the Calgary Zoo is called Keti. The name was chosen in an online contest and means "little girl" in Nepalese.
In the wild, red pandas typically don't see the outside world until 3 months old, which is the age that Keti made her public debut at the zoo in front of lots of onlookers. Until that day, she'd been out only at night. This video marks her first time basking in the light of day -- the same day she first met her father. Talk about a big event!
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In the wild, red pandas typically don't see the outside world until 3 months old, which is the age that Keti made her public debut at the zoo in front of lots of onlookers. Until that day, she'd been out only at night. This video marks her first time basking in the light of day -- the same day she first met her father. Talk about a big event!
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If you visit Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo in New York City on weekends in December, don't be surprised if wrapping paper is flying. Each Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., you can see baboons, cats and other critters tear into treat-filled bags and boxes.
Animals at Zoo Miami will also partake in the gift-opening fun. Every weekend in December, including Christmas Day, guests can watch the animals open a variety of holiday gifts prepared by zookeepers and volunteers. Zoo guests can also enjoy animal-shaped light displays at night and have dinner with Santa.
At the Sacramento Zoo in California, animals will get special treats delivered to them and staff will be on hand to share facts, secrets and answer questions. The treats include a cardboard gingerbread house for the lemurs, a piñata with spice and ice for the zoo's tiger, a frozen snowman for the hyenas, a wrapped box with crickets for the ground hornbill and a Christmas tree with edible ornaments for the kangaroos and emus.
Santa sure has been good to these zoo animals this year! Will you be attending holiday events at your local zoo? Be sure to look online for what's on offer near you.
More from AOL: For other holiday happenings, news and tips, check out Holidash.
In Overland Park, Kan., a meerkat stolen last month from the Kansas City Zoo showed up, in all places, at a pet store.
Zoo director Randy Wisthoff believes the culprit jumped into the meerkats' fenced-in area of the zoo and took the little guy from the Africa exhibit. The critter was later dropped off at a Petco by some dude in "jeans and a hoodie." The meerkat was eventually returned to the zoo, which is a good thing for all involved, since "meerkats make very poor pets," according to the Overland Park Police. "They bite, and a serious bite can become infected ... [and] they have a very strong odor and will scent-mark their owner and the house."
Hmmm. We wonder if we could get some sniffer dogs on the case. After all, how hard can it be to track a person who's been scent-marked by a meerkat?
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Zoo director Randy Wisthoff believes the culprit jumped into the meerkats' fenced-in area of the zoo and took the little guy from the Africa exhibit. The critter was later dropped off at a Petco by some dude in "jeans and a hoodie." The meerkat was eventually returned to the zoo, which is a good thing for all involved, since "meerkats make very poor pets," according to the Overland Park Police. "They bite, and a serious bite can become infected ... [and] they have a very strong odor and will scent-mark their owner and the house."
Hmmm. We wonder if we could get some sniffer dogs on the case. After all, how hard can it be to track a person who's been scent-marked by a meerkat?
Or favorite quotes from the video of a lion "interacting" with visitors:
1) Mom's nervous, understanding "ohhhh my..." when the lion rises to its feet.
2) Parents trying to spin for the kids the whole terrifying event of the lion jumping up at the glass, "He likes you! He was trying to give you a kiss!" (Maybe in some alternate universe in which "to kiss" means "to swallow whole.")
3) The child not buying it and saying, "I think he wanted to eat us!"
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1) Mom's nervous, understanding "ohhhh my..." when the lion rises to its feet.
2) Parents trying to spin for the kids the whole terrifying event of the lion jumping up at the glass, "He likes you! He was trying to give you a kiss!" (Maybe in some alternate universe in which "to kiss" means "to swallow whole.")
3) The child not buying it and saying, "I think he wanted to eat us!"
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Instead of doing the normal trick-or-treating this year, why not celebrate Halloween with a little fun at the zoo? Zoos around the country are holding Halloween-themed parties, special events and more Perfect for the family or an evening out with the animals, here are a few events that promise to be a spooktacular time.
Bronx Zoo
If you're in the New York City area, you can't miss Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo. Held weekends in October, this event includes a number of events for the family, including puppet shows, hay rides, a costume parade and a spooky extinct animal graveyard. Be sure not to miss the 3-D Haunted Safari that takes you through a bat cave, the belly of a snake and a rain forest swamp. Check out our first-hand account from last year's Boo at the Zoo, and a photo gallery from this year below.
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Bronx Zoo
If you're in the New York City area, you can't miss Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo. Held weekends in October, this event includes a number of events for the family, including puppet shows, hay rides, a costume parade and a spooky extinct animal graveyard. Be sure not to miss the 3-D Haunted Safari that takes you through a bat cave, the belly of a snake and a rain forest swamp. Check out our first-hand account from last year's Boo at the Zoo, and a photo gallery from this year below.
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