These tiny tara iti chicks have learnt to self-feed! 🐤
Essential learning for life in the wild, these tara iti (New Zealand fairy tern) have been learning to fish for their own food from these water-filled trays set up by bird keepers.
These chicks range in age from 16 - 18 days old. At the Zoo, these chicks eat up to 135% of their body weight over 7-9 feeds per day, depending on their age.
- Auckland Zoo and Department of Conservation #globalmuseum #zoos #birds

When Ueno Zoo’s last pandas leave this month, the loss won’t just be emotional. Economists estimate the absence of pandas could cost the area ¥15 billion a year — a reminder that pandas are serious business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/society/japan-china-panda-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

The two remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, are to leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

Panda fans are braving hourslong lines at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo to catch one last glimpse of Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ahead of their return to China in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/ueno-zoo-pandas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

A baby echidna is called a puggle.
📽: Taronga Zoo #globalmuseum #zoos #Australia #animals