Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn't a person, court rules
Advocates at the Nonhuman Rights Project argued that Happy is an autonomous, cognitively complex elephant worthy of the right reserved in law for "a person."
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Tiger at Bronx Zoo has coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus. The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia is believed to be the first case of an animal infected with the illness in the U.S. Zoo officials say Nadia and six other big cats developed a dry cough, but they are expected to recover.
A look at zoos amid virus lockdown
Veterinarians and other zoo personnel are now using personal protective equipment to protect both themselves and animals from exposure, after a tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo contracted the coronavirus. With no visitors, zookeepers are looking to enrichment activities and walks to keep animals entertained and happy. Jamie Yuccas takes a look at how the pandemic has changed the environment for these animals and the people who care for them.
"Sunday Morning" Matinee: On-Site Opera
Since 2012, the New York City-based On-Site Opera has presented immersive operatic experiences in site-specific settings, from the Bronx Zoo to Harlem’s Cotton Club. The act of taking opera to new places has been affected by the pandemic, so they are now bringing opera to YOU, in special telephone concerts. In this rehearsal performance recorded especially for "CBS Sunday Morning," soprano Jennifer Zetlan and pianist David Shimoni perform Beethoven's "Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend." For more info visit osopera.org.
Woman climbs into lion exhibit
Shocking video posted to Instagram over the weekend shows an unidentified woman inside the lion enclosure fence at the Bronx Zoo, waving at the giant cat. CBSN New York's Tara Jakeway reports.
Bronx Zoo lion's den intruder turns herself in
The woman who posted video of herself dancing in the lion's den at the Bronx Zoo in September has turned herself in to police. She is charged with criminal trespassing. CBSN NY has details.
Tiger tests positive for COVID-19
A 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19. Brian Larsen, a registered nurse and CEO of RestoraPet, a health supplement company for pets, joins CBSN to discuss COVID-19 and animals.
Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at New York City zoo, officials say
The Bronx Zoo says Nadia, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions had developed a dry cough. They are all expected to recover.
Outcry over photo of black students, gorilla, "monkey do" label
School district to be sued for at least $12 million after science teacher produces allegedly racially insensitive slide show following class trip to zoo.
Woman who climbed into Bronx Zoo lion enclosure is arrested
Myah Autry went viral after she climbed into the fenced enclosure and danced in front of a lion
Police ID woman who taunted lion inside zoo enclosure
She posted several videos of herself with the lion, then just hours later posted a photo with three NYPD officers
Woman jumps into lion enclosure at Bronx Zoo
The woman's actions "could have resulted in serious injury or death" the Bronx Zoo warned
Remembering Alan Rabinowitz, a tireless force in protecting the world's wild cats
Rabinowitz, who died this week at the age of 64, saved the lives of countless tigers, jaguars and other at-risk species
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New York City's Bronx Zoo is now exhibiting the chick, who hatched in May
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