not subjecting another polar bear to a lifetime in captivity." On Tuesday, a zoo in Berlin said that a polar bear cub born at the site 26 days earlier had died.

A red panda cub died at Edinburgh Zoo on Bonfire Night in what keepers said "was probably a reaction to fireworks." Three-month-old Roxie died just five days after her mother, Ginger, with keepers ...

During a visit to Edinburgh Zoo, I was drawn to the Polar Bear enclosure. I later learned that this enclosure had accommodated a famed bear who saw active service during WWII - Wojtek the Bear!