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Deadly snake delivers enough venom to kill 400 humans in record-breaking 'milking'
A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record.
Shark has virgin birth after no male contact for 4 years in Chicago zoo
An epaulette shark pup born in August at Brookfield Zoo hatched from an egg that was not fertilized by a male shark. It's the second time this species has undergone a virgin birth in captivity.
Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo
An African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure.
'World's rarest' giraffe born without spots at Tennessee zoo
A zoo in Tennessee celebrated the birth of a rare spotless giraffe, but its lack of patches could harm its chances of survival.
Cassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, could be even bigger than we thought
No one has measured Cassius since 2011, which is when the saltwater giant was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world's largest living crocodile in captivity.
Zoo monkey eats her baby's corpse after carrying it around for days
The mother repeatedly tried to catch the dead infant's gaze before throwing the corpse around her enclosure and eventually devouring it.
120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says
The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild.
Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them
The sisters were separated at birth due to medical complications, and they remained apart for more than two years after one was rejected by the mother.
