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Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo worker arrested for incinerating wife’s body in animal crematorium

Tatsuya Suzuki, a 33-year-old employee at the renowned Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, was arrested on Thursday, April 30, on suspicion of disposing of his wife’s body in the facility’s incinerator.

01 May 2026-17:09
Asahiyama Zoo delays summer opening amid investigation into wife's murder - VIDEO

A popular Japanese zoo has delayed its opening for the summer season after an employee told police he had disposed of his wife's body in the zoo's incinerator.

29 Apr 2026-11:17
Indian billionaire Anant Ambani offers to rescue Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" - VIDEO

An Indian billionaire's son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a problem it has grappled with for years - a herd of hippos linked to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

29 Apr 2026-09:23
Twin tremors rattle San Francisco: Magnitude 3.0 and 2.7 quakes strike near zoo

Two earthquakes, one of 3.0 magnitude and the other of 2.7 magnitude, struck near the San Francisco Zoo, the United States Geological Survey revealed.

26 Apr 2026-11:23
Fatou, world's oldest captive gorilla, celebrates 69th birthday in Berlin- VIDEO

Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo. But no birthday cake, because sugar isn't healthy for the aging primate.

14 Apr 2026-09:09
Massive search underway for escaped South Korean zoo wolf

Authorities in South Korea are hunting for a wolf after it escaped from a zoo in Daejeon, a South Korean city with a population of 1.5million.

10 Apr 2026-08:16
Thai court fines man over breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng’s pen

A man has been fined after illegally entering the enclosure of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a global internet sensation in 2024.

09 Apr 2026-10:55
Lions, bears taken from Moscow “home zoo”

Authorities in Moscow have seized several wild animals, including African lions, bears and a leopard, from a private property where they were allegedly kept in harsh and unsafe conditions.

02 Mar 2026-09:37
New giant panda pair makes public debut in Malaysia

China’s giant pandas Chenxing and Xiaoyue, currently on loan to Malaysia, made their official public debut on Saturday.

10 Jan 2026-09:35
Japan’s last two pandas to be returned to China

Japan’s only remaining giant pandas will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Monday, a move that could leave the country without the iconic animals for the first time in around 50 years.

15 Dec 2025-15:06