The zoo story

Published August 28, 2014
A one-year-old panda Su Bao born to Yang Yang takes a nap at the top of a tree at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A one-year-old panda Su Bao born to Yang Yang takes a nap at the top of a tree at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
Mona Khalil, a conservation specialist who is part of the Orange House conservation project, carries a baby sea turtle before releasing it to the sea in El-Mansouri near Tyre, south Lebanon. REUTERS
Mona Khalil, a conservation specialist who is part of the Orange House conservation project, carries a baby sea turtle before releasing it to the sea in El-Mansouri near Tyre, south Lebanon. REUTERS
A Barbary lion baby inspects its open air enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. AFP
A Barbary lion baby inspects its open air enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. AFP
Giant panda triplets turn one-month-old at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. REUTERS
Giant panda triplets turn one-month-old at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. REUTERS
A Quennsland's koala rests from visitors at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A Quennsland's koala rests from visitors at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A giraffe munches on a bush at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A giraffe munches on a bush at the end of the visitors hours at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
Panda Yang Yang, mother of one year old Su Bao, munches a bamboo at the end of the visitors' hours at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
Panda Yang Yang, mother of one year old Su Bao, munches a bamboo at the end of the visitors' hours at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A red necked kangaroo checks out visitors at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A red necked kangaroo checks out visitors at Schooenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. AFP
A grey wagtail is seen at the Hlawga National Park, in Mingaladon, some 22 miles (35 km) north of Yangon. AFP
A grey wagtail is seen at the Hlawga National Park, in Mingaladon, some 22 miles (35 km) north of Yangon. AFP
Sambur deer are pictured at the Hlawga National Park, in Mingaladon, some 22 miles (35 km) north of Yangon. AFP
Sambur deer are pictured at the Hlawga National Park, in Mingaladon, some 22 miles (35 km) north of Yangon. AFP
Barbary lion mother Binta surveys her babies as they inspect their open air enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. AFP
Barbary lion mother Binta surveys her babies as they inspect their open air enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. AFP

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