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A rather bizarre drill was held at a zoo in Japan. The drill was meant to simulate the aftermath of an earthquake. In it, a zookeeper dressed as a zebra who managed to escape in the quake. Zoo staff ...

The Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima, Japan, held what might be the cutest emergency drill ever this past Sunday. The zoo had a worker cosplay as a bear on the loose to simulate an animal escape. The ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Japan finds itself in a state of absolute panda-lessness, after the last pair of twin pandas returned to China last month.

The cozy competition saw five zoos measure how long their bath-loving capybaras could soak ...

A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting around 150 animal species. The zoo, located in a mountainous area 20km ...

TOBE, Japan (WLS) -- An annual training event at a Japanese zoo has become something of a spectacle. The Tobe Zoo held its annual escaped tiger drill Thursday, which features a staff member dressed up ...

Get to know some friendly animals on a day trip from Tokyo to a zoo full of friendly, exotic animals. Donkeys, llamas and capybaras are among the 140 animals at Izu Shaboten Zoo, less than a ...

The baby panda who has become an overnight celebrity in Japan is a girl. Tokyo's Ueno Zoo said Friday the panda, born June 12, was ruled a female by examining experts. It's difficult to determine the ...

By Tom Bateman TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Japanese panda lovers bid an emotional farewell to the country's last two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, as they left Tokyo's Ueno Zoo for ...