Inbreeding for White Lion Cubs in Colombian Circus A rare white lion cub was born in a Colombian circus in the city of Monteria. The cub, named Milagros – or ‘Miracles’ – is now one of only 300 white lions left in the world. Both of Milagro’s parents have normal yellow fur and the cub…
Bobcat Killed Rather Than Relocated MURPHY – A North Texas couple asked animal control for help with a bobcat in their neighborhood. They said they wanted the animal relocated after managing to trap it in a cage Wednesday morning. But instead of moving it, a police officer shot the caged animal in the head. Christine…
Lion cub smuggling a worrying trend in Somalia MOGADISHU, SOMALIA—Behind a fortified compound encircled with sandbags near Mogadishu’s airport is a large fenced enclosure that was the unlikely home to a pair of lion cubs rescued from smugglers earlier this year. The two cubs were discovered aboard a ship at Mogadishu port. They were taken…
Drug Lord Pets Confiscated Sent to Mexican Zoo By MANUEL VALDES TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — For years, three tiny squirrel monkeys led a life of luxury on a 16-acre ranch surrounded by extravagant gardens and barns built for purebred horses. More than 200 animals, ranging from mules to peacocks and ostricheslived on the ranch in…
Ontario breeder selling lion and tiger cubs as house pets A two week old lion cub at a Russian zoo. An Ontario breeder is offering up lion and tiger cubs as house petsBy Tom Spears OTTAWA — A breeder is offering three-month-old lion and tiger cubs for sale as house pets on an Ottawa website. And…