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Franklin Park Zoo has a new resident. It's a Grant's zebra foal named Bwana. He was born September 12 to James, age 16, and Cheyenne, age 13, and was first put on display on Wednesday. Bwana is Swahili for “gentleman” or “sir.” more ›

The Franklin Park Zoo has two new red panda twins, one male and one female, born on July 4 to Stella Luna and Yang. The cubs haven't been named yet and will be on display in October. Zoo New England compared the red panda's appearance to raccoons. They have long, bushy tails that help them balance in the trees of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, the Himalayas and Myanmar where they live. more ›

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Okay, The Zoo New England saga has become a full-fledged circus and it, fortunately, appears to have a happy ending as Zoo director John Linehan finally confimed that no animals will be killed due to possible budget cuts. Linehan started all of this crap by turning animal goodness into a dirty political prop by suggesting budget cuts could force the Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo to close and some animals to be euthanized. It turned out he was not telling the truth. Last week, Linehan confirmed his initial assertion that animals would die from budget cuts before finally admitting he was incorrect yesterday. more ›

This weekend, Zoo New England let it slip that it might have to euthanize tons of animals because of state budget cuts. But guess what? They were completely lying. According to Steve Feldman, a spokesperson for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, "It’s not part of modern zoological practice, except in very rare instances, to use euthanasia as a population management tool." Zoo New England has since issued a statement to clarify: It has "no plans...to euthanize any animals." more ›

--The DA's office is facing outrage from a source other than the BPD. The mother of Joseph A. Wilson, who was stabbed to death at a party in 2005, is speaking out because jurors acquitted 19-year-old Etanis Cumba in the trial. The prosecutors accused Cumba of going to a party, getting in a fight that involved Wilson, and stabbing him. The person who stabbed Wilson was wearing a bandana across his face. After Cumba was... more ›

So many big court cases went down this week, so we're wrapping up the latest. --The first witness testified Tuesday in the Franklin Park Zoo Amok Ape Trial, which will determine the amount that will be awarded to a 2-year-old girl was attacked by an ape in 2003. The girl's mother, Terrasita Duarte-Scott, is suing Zoo New England because her daughter was injured and probably has a flood of nightmares thanks to the episode. Courtney... more ›

I've been hearing about a tapir named Seamus on the news. What's a tapir? more ›