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'Aloof' Big Cats Are Partial to Keepers' Voices

Big Cats Are
Like Pet Cats
in One Big Way

Big Cats Are Like Pet Cats in One Big Way

Familiar human voices draw longer, more intense responses than unfamiliar ones, researchers show

(Newser) - Domestic cats can tell their owner's voice apart from other humans, and apparently their larger cousins have that same capability, according to new research out of Michigan's Oakland University. In the study published Thursday in the PeerJ—Life and Environment journal, scientists wanted to see if tigers, cheetahs,...

Three Star Attractions of Children's Zoo Fall to COVID

3 Star Attractions of
Children's Zoo Fall to COVID

Nov 15, 2021 8:32 AM CST

3 Star Attractions of Children's Zoo Fall to COVID

Nebraska zoo announces deaths of trio of snow leopards

(Newser) - Big cats at zoos have contracted COVID during the pandemic previously, but this time the cases were fatal. The Lincoln Children's Zoo in Nebraska says the snow leopards Ranney, Everest, and Makaly have died after testing positive last month, reports CBS News . The cats were star attractions at the...

Snow Leopards
Started Wheezing,
Coughing. Now,
Confirmation

Dec 12, 2020 7:30 AM CST

Snow Leopards Started Wheezing, Coughing. Now, Confirmation

At Lousville Zoo in Kentucky, 3 big cats test positive for COVID

(Newser) - Three snow leopards in a Kentucky zoo have come down with COVID-19, making it the latest type of animal to get sick after coming into close contact with humans. Per a filmed statement from Louisville Zoo Director John Walczak and a written statement from the zoo, zoo staff noticed within...

Once on Brink,
Snow Leopards
Making Roaring Return

Sep 12, 2016 3:03 AM CDT

Once on Brink, Snow Leopards Making Roaring Return

Conservation efforts pay off in remote Afghanistan

(Newser) - In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and most isolated communities on Earth. The leopards range across the snowy mountains of a dozen countries in Central and South...

Teens Threw Mansion Party, Stole $250K Leopard: Cops

Dec 12, 2013 1:42 AM CST

Teens Threw Mansion Party, Stole $250K Leopard: Cops

Police bust 16 kids in 'frenzy of looting'

(Newser) - Sixteen suspects described as "kids of means" have been arrested after a wild party in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb where a $7 million mansion was trashed and partygoers made off with a bizarre assortment of loot—including a mounted snow leopard valued at $250,000. LA County Sheriff...

Chinese Duo
Get 10 Years
for Stoning
Snow Leopard

Mar 8, 2010 2:08 AM CST

Chinese Duo Get 10 Years for Stoning Snow Leopard

Big Cat was attacking their sheep

(Newser) - A pair of Chinese herdsmen who trapped and stoned to death a rare snow leopard for attacking their sheep have been sentenced to up to ten years in prison. Wildlife officials estimate that only 4,000 snow leopards exist. They live in the rocky mountains in central and southern Asia....

Near-Escapes Plague SF Zoo

Jan 12, 2008 10:11 AM CST

Near-Escapes Plague SF Zoo

Polar bear, snow leopard nearly got out since fatal mauling

(Newser) - Two animals have nearly escaped from enclosures at the San Francisco Zoo since a fatal mauling Dec. 25, the Chronicle reports. A 600-pound polar bear—whose movements are so unpredictable it's kept away from the zoo's other polar bears—tried to scale an enclosure wall Jan. 3; a 100-pound snow...