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It’s a baby rhino! The Zoo welcomes new calf to its animal family as part of collaborative breeding program for Indian rhino. The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is thrilled to announce that Niki, the Zoo’s 13-year-old Indian rhino... Read more

An adorable short-beaked echidna puggle is the one of the latest patients to be brought into the Taronga Wildlife Hospital and is now being hand raised after an interesting turn of events saw it requiring specialist care. The puggle was... Read more

On October 14, a multidisciplinary team of veterinarians and physicians successfully delivered a male gorilla baby via Cesarean section at the Franklin Park Zoo. In the days leading up to the delivery, Kiki, a 39-year-old western lowland gorilla, experienced vaginal... Read more

October is officially designated as Black Cat Awareness month. The hope is to promote adoption of black cats who, sadly, have lower adoption rates than other colors of cats. I think I’ve mentioned here on the blog that my younger... Read more

Rescued mountain lion UPDATE: Oakland Zoo vet staff treated "Captain Cal" and removed the dead skin from his wounded feet, then wrapped each foot in bandages to heal. This little guy is drinking formula, and getting lots of fluids and... Read more

The plum, nectarine and peach trees have pretty much finished flowering in our orchard areas here at Struan Farm. Now it's time for the quince, pears and nashi to take their turns. The pear trees especially are covered in blossoms.... Read more

Amidst eons of uncertainty, tales were passed on that reflected many facets of the world, from the adventures of poor peasants, to the dilemmas of Royal ladies of the Court. They were fueled by imagination. They dealt with poverty, fear, and brutality. They satirized the powerful, amused listeners, and usually gave hope. Read more

Sometimes Winnie’s Wish receives a gift in honor of a Wisher who is now living The Good Life with some wonderful family out there. Occasionally, a gift arrives “in memory of” a beloved pet. Mell is a longtime Friend of... Read more

The past few days we've had more wild weather here at Struan Farm, high winds and heavy rains. Last night I could have sworn I was feeling the changing weather in my bones. My hands and one knee got sore.... Read more

Farmer John rang us on Saturday morning this past weekend to ask if I'd be willing to take two lambs into the Pet Pen here at Struan Farm. Their mum had delivered triplets at his property in Mahoenui, but she... Read more