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The newest target of swatting calls? The nation’s zoos

The Association for Zoos and Aquariums has tallied about 40 swatting incidents since spring

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds across a wide swath of the eastern United States, from Florida’s Gulf Coast all the way up to Wisconsin and…

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025

135-year-old tortoise becomes a father for the first time

A tortoise at a Miami zoo marked a double milestone on Sunday (15 June) - turning 135 years old and celebrating his first Father’s Day.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

‘We have offended a nation’: Miami zoo apologises to New Zealand for kiwi bird treatment

The zoo has admitted it was ‘not sensitive’ to the fact the bird is a ‘national symbol’

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Enraged New Zealanders call out ‘mistreatment’ of kiwi at Miami zoo

Pāora, a kiwi hatched at Zoo Miami, was part of programme that allowed visitors to pet it for a fee

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Zoo Miami issues apology, stops kiwi encounters after concerns about treatment of New Zealand bird

A US zoo stops offering encounters after a video of a kiwi called Paora raises concern among New Zealanders.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

‘We have offended a nation’: Miami zoo’s treatment of kiwi bird enrages New Zealand

Zoo apologises after videos of a bird being handled and petted by guests under bright lights prompted uproar in New Zealand

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2023

A python is stalking your South Florida neighborhood? So, what do you do now?

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — was spotted slithering through Doral last week.

Miami Herald · Dec 14, 2022

Chilling X-ray shows python after it was swallowed by cottonmouth snake

The 43-inch cottonmouth consumed the 39-inch python in the Florida Everglades

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Sea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack

A loggerhead turtle is rehabbing at Zoo Miami’s new Sea Turtle Hospital after a shark bit off most of her left fin

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022