https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four lions at Barcelona Zoo, three of them older females, caught Covid-19 last month but suffered only mild symptoms and have since recovered, the Catalan animal park said. https://www.thelocal.es/20201209/coronavirus-four-lions-test-positive-at-barcelona-zoo Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:26:57 +0100 coronavirus-four-lions-test-positive-at-barcelona-zoo Madrid’s zoo has announced that it will name its newest panda cub Chulina, because she is a real cutie. https://www.thelocal.es/20170113/hello-cutie-madrid-zoo-names-panda-cub Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:20:43 +0100 hello-cutie-madrid-zoo-names-panda-cub A baby giant panda was born in Madrid zoo this week, the first female of the endangered species born in the Spanish capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20160901/its-a-girl-baby-giant-panda-born-in-madrid-zoo Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:49:11 +0200 its-a-girl-baby-giant-panda-born-in-madrid-zoo There is an adorable new attraction at Barcelona Zoo; a cheeky mangabey monkey, a species at risk of extinction in the wild, was born in the Catalan capital on July 8th. https://www.thelocal.es/20160801/cheeky-monkey-endangered-mangabey-born-in-barcelona Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:44:11 +0200 cheeky-monkey-endangered-mangabey-born-in-barcelona Vegetable ice-cream, iced fruit and for the carnivores among them, generous helpings of frozen meat, this is how zoo animals across Spain have kept their cool this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20160722/zoo-animals-enjoy-ice-cream-to-keep-cool-in-spains-heatwave Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:21:09 +0200 zoo-animals-enjoy-ice-cream-to-keep-cool-in-spains-heatwave A tiger attacked and killed a zookeeper in its cage at a Spanish animal park Saturday, the local Red Cross service said. https://www.thelocal.es/20160703/tiger-kills-zookeeper-at-animal-park-in-benidorm Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:49:43 +0200 tiger-kills-zookeeper-at-animal-park-in-benidorm Zoo keeps are visitors are celebrating after a new baby orangutan was born in Madrid's zoo. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/madrid-zoo-welcomes-new-baby-orangutan Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:35:38 +0200 madrid-zoo-welcomes-new-baby-orangutan A man was killed on Wednesday by a charging buffalo at a safari attraction along the Costa Blanca. https://www.thelocal.es/20160427/man-killed-by-charging-buffalo-at-spanish-safari Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:05:51 +0200 man-killed-by-charging-buffalo-at-spanish-safari The wild animals have finally found a new home across the Atlantic after years spent in limbo since their Catalan safari park went bankrupt. https://www.thelocal.es/20150528/abandoned-catalan-lions-and-bears-find-new-home-in-usa Thu, 28 May 2015 17:57:14 +0200 abandoned-catalan-lions-and-bears-find-new-home-in-usa The tragic end for Mallorca’s runaway apes has raised questions about ethics of keeping such primates caged. https://www.thelocal.es/20150507/escaped-chimp-found-drowned-after-mate-shot Thu, 07 May 2015 12:26:56 +0200 escaped-chimp-found-drowned-after-mate-shot Two chimps made a break for freedom and escaped from their enclosure at Mallorca’s Sa Coma safari park on Monday causing panic among visitors. https://www.thelocal.es/20150505/great-escape-chimps-on-run Tue, 05 May 2015 14:03:56 +0200 great-escape-chimps-on-run Madrid's Zoo Aquarium unveiled on Wednesday its newest and unexpected addition to the family: a 10-kilo (22 pounds) baby bottlenose dolphin which carers haven't named yet. https://www.thelocal.es/20140903/madrid-zoo-shows-off-new-baby-dolphin Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:12:00 +0200 madrid-zoo-shows-off-new-baby-dolphin It may not be the hottest summer on record, but that hasn't stopped animal keepers at Madrid's Faunia animal park from coming up with some innovative ways to keep their charges cool. https://www.thelocal.es/20140826/madrid-lemurs-eat-ice-cream-to-stay-cool-animals-summer-spain Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:10:00 +0200 madrid-lemurs-eat-ice-cream-to-stay-cool-animals-summer-spain A Spanish zoo worker who dressed up in a gorilla costume as part of a drill was rushed to hospital after one of the vets mistook him for a real ape and shot him with a tranquilizer rifle. https://www.thelocal.es/20140605/man-in-gorilla-suit-shot-by-vet Thu, 05 Jun 2014 20:01:00 +0200 man-in-gorilla-suit-shot-by-vet A baby Java mouse-deer, the smallest hoofed animal in the world, was recently born at a zoo in in the south of Spain, to the delight of staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20140423/hamster-sized-deer-born-at-spanish-zoo Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:33:00 +0200 hamster-sized-deer-born-at-spanish-zoo Madrid's new, three-month-old baby panda will be named Xing Bao, which means Treasure Star or Father's Treasure in Mandarin, the city's Zoo Aquarium announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131206/madrid-zoo-names-baby-panda-xing-bao Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:05:00 +0100 madrid-zoo-names-baby-panda-xing-bao A giant panda which is already a mother of twins gave birth again on Friday in a Madrid zoo, welcoming the tiny new arrival with licks, zoo officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130902/rare-panda-cub-born-in-madrid-zoo Mon, 02 Sep 2013 18:14:00 +0200 rare-panda-cub-born-in-madrid-zoo Forty-one-year-old chimpanzee Silvia has recovered her vision after undergoing a human-type cataract operation. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/spains-blind-chimp-has-cataract-surgery Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:35:00 +0200 spains-blind-chimp-has-cataract-surgery An Andalucian man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen monkey after blundering on social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:00 +0200 raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey