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African Open Habitats Existed 10 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Estimated

Scientists have long hypthesized that apes living in Africa more than 20 million years ago had a diet largely comprised of fruit while living in a continet-wide ecosystem comprised of thick, closed ...
The Conversation

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

Michael Brown works for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and is an affiliated researcher for the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. He receives funding from the Giraffe ...
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RAW VIDEO: Chester Zoo To Let African Beasts Roam In 'Largest Ever' UK Zoo Habitat

Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images The largest UK zoo habitat ever created is set to open at Chester Zoo - where it will be home to 57 varieties of African beast. The new Heart of Africa zone, spanning ...

Bats, bushbabies and aardvark edge closer to extinction in southern Africa

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the ...
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OKC Zoo's Expedition African habitat now open: See Pachyderm building updates, zoo babies

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...
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Multiple shifts to open habitats in Melastomateae (Melastomataceae) congruent with the increase of African Neogene climatic aridity

Aim: African Melastomateae (Melastomataceae) comprise c. 185 species occurring in closed or open habitats throughout sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to reconstruct biogeographical and habitat history, ...
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Chester Zoo’s largest-of-its-kind African savannah opens to visitors

Chester Zoo has unveiled its newest zone centred around African species, becoming the largest zoo habitat ever created in the UK. The ‘Heart of Africa’ habitat area spans a 22.5-acre area, and is ...
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Big changes are coming to the Houston Zoo in 2026

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is kicking off 2026 with a series of habitat upgrades and concessions improvements aimed at enhancing animal well-being and elevating the guest experience. The multi-year ...
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Cincinnati Zoo: Elephants will walk on water at new habitat opening next year

The Cincinnati Zoo is sharing an update on their new elephant exhibit coming next year.The zoo said it is making progress toward its goal of being net zero by 2025. “We started on this journey more ...
MLive

Habitat for giraffes, other animals from Africa part of Grand Rapids zoo’s major proposal

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – John Ball Zoo is looking to build and populate an at least $20 million giraffe habitat with accompanying animals from Africa with the help of federal stimulus dollars administered ...
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OKC Zoo's Expedition Africa habitat now open: See Pachyderm building updates, zoo babies

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...