Sacramento Zoo's capybara gives birth to litter of five pups

A litter of newborn capybara is now calling the Sacramento Zoo home. The zoo's resident female capybara, Peppermint Patty, ...
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10 animals that have hundreds of babies at once

In the wild, some parents welcome hundreds, even millions of babies at once and often rely on numbers for survival. Here are 10 animal species that make gives birth to many at once.
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Iguana's rare 'virgin birth' shocks zoo keepers

Animals giving birth is not usually shocking for staff at Telford's Exotic Zoo, but a lizard in their care recently left them stunned after giving birth without mating. A female casque-headed iguana ...

7 surprising snakes that give birth to live young

Forget eggs! Many snakes surprise us by giving birth to live young, a clever survival tactic in harsh environments. From the ...
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Too many male animals in zoos could hamper conservation of endangered species, warn scientists

The largest-ever study of over 2.6 million zoo birth records reveals skewed sex ratios in endangered species, from lemurs to elephants. The international team of scientists behind the study emphasise ...