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Wednesday August 10 2005 09:55 GMT New lemur species found in Africa Two new species of lemur have been discovered on the island of Madagascar. The first...

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Reuters - Mon Sep 26, 6:33 AM ET
A white tiger rests in a water pond in his enclosure in a New Delhi zoo September 26, 2005. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore

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Reuters - Mon Sep 26, 6:35 AM ET
Leopards look out from their enclosure in a New Delhi zoo September 26, 2005. Leopards are found throughout the Indian subcontinent with the exception of desert and densely populated areas. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore

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AP - Mon Sep 26, 6:38 AM ET
A worker sprinkles disinfectant powder inside an eagle cage at a zoo in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. Indonesia's death toll from bird flu has risen to six and the government has ordered more than a half-million tablets of anti-viral medicine to fight the disease, the Health Ministry announced Monday. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

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AP - Mon Sep 26, 9:37 AM ET
A mother holds her toddler petting a 10-year-old, 4-meter (13-foot) -long python snake at the Dusit Zoo, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. The zoo displayed the snake as part promotional activities to encourage children to visit there next month during school vacation.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Reuters - Tue Sep 27, 7:30 AM ET
A one month-old baby macaque plays with its brother during a warm day at the Sofia city Zoo in Bulgaria September 27, 2005. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

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AP - Tue Sep 27, 6:59 PM ET
A butterfly perches on the stem of a flower in the Butterfly Garden at the Bronx Zoo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

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AP - Tue Sep 27, 6:59 PM ET
Julia, a 25-year-old gorilla, nurses her new baby Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 at the Bronx Zoo in New York. The baby, whose sex is not yet known, was born Sept. 8. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

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AP - Tue Sep 27, 8:15 PM ET
Lin Hui, a female Panda on a ten-year loan from China is seen eating bamboo at Chiang Mai zoo in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. Zoo officials in this northern city will celebrate the birthday for Lin Hui, who will turn five on Wednesday Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Reuters - Wed Sep 28, 3:20 AM ET
A Silvery Gibbon's tongue licks the lid of a container that held food during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005. The two Gibbons at the zoo are one of just six mating pairs in the world, with remaining numbers of this critically endangered, estimated at under 2000. REUTERS/David Gray

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Reuters - Wed Sep 28, 3:25 AM ET
A blind giraffe called 'Hope' (top) licks another giraffe at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005 while awaiting her feeding time. The 22-year-old giraffe was not born blind, but in recent years has lost her sight, said zoo officials. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

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AP - Wed Sep 28, 8:19 AM ET
Xuang Xuang, a male panda, left, plays on the ground, as Lin Hui, right, a female panda, eats a cake made of bamboo and carrots to celebrate her fourth birthday at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai province, 580 kilometers (360 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005. The two pandas are on 10 year loan from China, and are a popular attraction, housed in a special area of the zoo.(AP Photo/Wichai Traprew)

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AP - Wed Sep 28, 2:23 PM ET
A 2 1/2 week old baby aardvark scratches it's hind leg Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. The first aardvark to be born at the zoo is now on display. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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AP - Wed Sep 28, 2:41 PM ET
A 2 1/2-week-old baby aardvark sniffs the lens of a television camera Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The first aardvark to be born at the Omaha, Neb., zoo, is now on display. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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AP - Wed Sep 28, 5:15 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, veterinarians give the San Diego Zoo's 8-week-old female giant panda cub her first vaccination Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, in San Diego. The cub barely noticed the shot, turning only slightly towards the veterinarian and then lowering her head returning to her slumber. The female cub weighed 6.4 pounds, a gain of one pound since last week's exam, and measured 1.5 feet from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Ken Bohn)

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Reuters - Wed Sep 28,10:24 PM ET
An Oriental small-clawed otter holds a small fish as it swims away from a group of children watching from behind a glass wall during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 29, 2005. The zoo's new colony of five otters, which are found throughout Asia including India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, are part of a large new multi-million dollar exhibit called 'Wild Asia' which opened to the public last month. REUTERS/David Gray

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Reuters - Wed Sep 28,10:28 PM ET
An Oriental small-clawed otter stretches out of the water as a visitor takes a photograph during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 28, 2005. The zoo's new colony of five otters, which are found throughout Asia, including India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, are part of a large new multi-million dollar exhibit called 'Wild Asia' which opened to the public last month. REUTERS/David Gray

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Reuters - Tue Sep 27, 4:36 PM ET
A woman holds a baby tortoise with two heads in Havana September 27, 2005. The tortoise was found some days ago on a river bank at the city forest. According to scientists of the local aquarium who inspected the animal, it seems to be perfectly healthy. REUTERS/Claudia Daut

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AFP/Indianapolis Zoo-HO - Wed Oct 19, 2:47 PM ET
This photo released 19 October 2005 by the Indianapolis Zoo shows African elephant Kubwa with her newborn calf at the Indianapolis zoo, Indiana. It took less than 10 minutes for Kubwa to deliver her 200-pound baby boy.(AFP/Indianapolis Zoo-HO)

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AFP/File - Tue Oct 18, 3:40 PM ET
A polar bear bites a large block of ice in a zoo. A group of starving polar bears is terrorising local reindeer hunters and herders in a remote area of eastern Siberia, an official from the Russian emergency services ministry said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

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AP - Fri Oct 21, 4:11 PM ET
Gus, a 19-year-old polar bear, scratches himself in between naps at the Central Park Zoo, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

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