Growing up in the 90s it seemed every children’s zoology book imaginable featured snow tigers. The images are hard to forget — picturesque white tigers with dark stripes and crystal blue eyes. As a kid, seeing those photos was all the proof I needed. …

What do zoos do when a gorilla turns FIFTY years old? They throw a big birthday celebration of course! On January 19th, Toronto Zookeepers collected party streamers, wrapping paper, plushies, and more to celebrate Charles the Western Lowland Gorilla turning 50 years old. Turning this age is a significant achievement…

Trekking through the snow blanketed forests of the Russian Far East is a cat few have heard of. Its long winter coat, featuring widely spaced rosettes, provides plenty of protection from the sub-zero temperatures of its home. In a cruel irony, this source of protection may ultimately be its downfall…

Rarely seen in the wild, a secretive forest creature exists that is the closest living relative of the giraffe. These animals are so elusive in fact… that zero images of one in the wild existed until 2008. European colonists called it “the African unicorn”. Others referred to it as “the…