Marineland’s elderly dolphin Kelly has died after 34 years in the limelight, marking the “end of an era”, Napier Mayor Barbara Arnott said on Thursday. Kelly, 38, had been ill for several days and died on Wednesday night. …
Wellington Zoo’s oldest resident, Nippy the gibbon, has died. Nippy has lived at Wellington Zoo since he arrived as a one-year-old in December, 1949. …
Celebrated Peregrine falcon who lived atop San Jose, California, City Hall. Suspected of crashing into the building while learning to fly.
The oldest African elephant in an American zoo has died.
Petal, who was 52 and lived most of her life at the Philadelphia Zoo, was found lying in her stall by workers Monday morning. She usually slept standing up. …
The bald eagle known as One Wing, the Exxon Valdez oil spill survivor that became a mascot and symbol of hope for the Bird Treatment and Learning Center, has died. One Wing, who lived nearly 20 years longer than anyone would have imagined, was found dead in his mew at the center. …
… The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner’s fight for survival was their fight, a symbol of strength, courage and comfort — and, more than anything else, a source of inspiration.
He was, after all, winner of the world’s most famous race, in a sport desperate for a superstar. For months he seemed, remarkably, to take everything that came at him: good and bad. … Read full obituary
Gasper, the beloved beluga whale who became a star of the Georgia Aquarium, was euthanized this morning [January 2] after months of declining health. The ghost-white whale, who had fought a deadly bone disease for months, had stopped eating on his own several weeks ago and aquarium officials said at the time his chances of survival were slim. … Read full obituary
The scrappy dog known as Eddie on TV’s “Frasier” has died.
The 16-year-old Jack Russell terrier, whose real name was Moose, passed away of old age Thursday at the Los Angeles home of trainer Mathilde Halberg … Read full obituary
Hal, the coyote who led park rangers and police officers on a two-day chase in Central Park last month, died on Thursday, moments before he was to be released in a thousand-acre state forest in Putnam County. He was about a year old. … Read full obituary
KOLKATA [Calcutta]: A giant aldabra tortoise thought to be around 250 years old has died in the Kolkata zoo of liver failure, zoo authorities said on Thursday.
The tortoise had been the pet of Robert Clive, the famous British military officer in colonial India around the middle of the 18th century … Read full obituary
A white gorilla which has been a star attraction at Barcelona zoo for decades has died of cancer, officials say.
Snowflake was thought to be the world’s only white gorilla.
He had been at the zoo for 37 years… Read full obituary
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