Tree kangaroo born at Bronx Zoo makes its debut
The Bronx Zoo is celebrating a highly anticipated debut. A baby tree kangaroo has started to emerge from its mother's pouch.
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The Bronx Zoo is celebrating a highly anticipated debut. A baby tree kangaroo has started to emerge from its mother's pouch.
The popular attraction has not been at the zoo since 2019.
The zoo's Dinosaur Safari returns for the first time since 2019.
With just two days to go until Thanksgiving, many people are making their last minute purchases for the big meal.
Sources tell CBS2 a woman matching her description crossed a barrier near the lion exhibit Thursday afternoon and tossed roses and cash at the lions.
It's winter break and parents want to give their kids a break from technology. But they are finding the outdoor options are a little different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It features dozens of animal lanterns, illuminated stilt walkers, ice carving demonstrations and costumed characters.
This year's experience will include a larger area of the zoo and will designed to accommodate social distancing.
That includes the Bronx, Central Park, Prospect Park and Queens zoos.
Phase 4 allows low-risk outdoor attractions, like zoos and botanical gardens, to reopen, too - places where people can practice social distancing.
Earlier this month, a tiger at the zoo was confirmed to have a case of COVID-19 and was believed to have caught the virus from a human handler.
The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium have virtual tours and live web cams you can enjoy.
It's the first known case of an animal being sick with the virus in the entire country.
Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, many have wondered if animals can get the disease. It appears at least some can, according to the Bronx Zoo.
They are now set up at a staging area in the Bronx.
NYPD officials say it was Autry who was caught on a video taken at the Bronx Zoo in September, apparently taunting a male lion standing several feet away.
Myah Autry is accused of stealing from a store in Kearny. She pleaded not guilty to shoplifting.
The animal rights group wants Happy to be moved to a private sanctuary where she can be with other elephants.
According to the NYPD, officers are searching for 32-year-old Myah Autry, who is now wanted for questioning in the stunning incident.
Images posted on Instagram -- by the user @Queenempress_Myahlaree -- appears to capture the initial moments the unidentified woman climbed into the lion exhibit
Video shows the woman standing in the exhibit and dancing while a male lion stares at her.
According to officials at the New York attraction, a 3 1/2-foot mangrove snake somehow escaped from its cage in the zoo's JungleWorld exhibit on Tuesday.
The decision was made to euthanize her after she was no longer able to eat.
The lawsuit claims the elephant has similar rights to a human being and should be relocated from the Bronx Zoo to a larger private sanctuary.
The treatment is a high-tech alternative to ice baths that humans have used for years.
