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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Ramat Gan Safari

A striped hyena in a screen grab from an undated video, Israel Nature and Parks Authority via Walls (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 29, 2023, 1:43 pm
IDF troops find injured hyena in West Bank, take it for treatment
Reservists happen upon wounded cub during routine patrol and arrange for its transfer to veterinary hospital
By ToI Staff
Dr. Tomer Nisimian, chief veterinarian at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, operates on a porcupine injured by shrapnel from a rocket in Rishon Lezion, central Israel, October 25, 2023. (Eliana Yakubov, INPA)
October 29, 2023, 5:12 pm
Owl, porcupine and falcon, injured amid war, get medical care
Soldiers and others are helping to rescue wild animals hurt in war-torn areas
By Sue Surkes
Undated photo of Augusta the chimpanzee. (Courtesy: Ramat Gan Safari)
July 12, 2023, 11:18 pm
Ramat Gan Safari puts down elderly chimpanzee
Augusta, 53, who suffered a stroke, is euthanized; keepers watch as family, other members of her group pay last respects
By ToI Staff
Sai, a 5-year-old red-collared lemur, that escaped from his enclosure at the Ramat Gan Safari in central Israel on February 14, 2023. (Ramat Gan Safari spokesperson)
February 15, 2023, 10:24 am
Rare lemur found after brief escape from Ramat Gan Safari
Sai, 5, recovered by staff in nearby park, hours after fleeing from zoo; red-collared lemurs are native to Madagascar and classified as endangered
By Michael Horovitz
Screen capture from video of a man who entered the crocodile enclosure at the Ramat Gan Safari, Febrauary 17, 2022. (Twitter)
February 20, 2022, 1:04 pm
Selfie-seeker enters crocodile enclosure at Ramat Gan zoo
Safari park says it filed a police complaint about man seen in video posing with the toothy reptiles
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: An orangutan at the Oklahoma City Zoo (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
July 17, 2021, 4:41 pm
Escaped orangutan causes stir at Ramat Gan zoo
Ape exits enclosure through newly planted vegetation; officials say she was never close to visitors’ area and did not present danger
By ToI Staff
A newborn rhinoceros stands next to his 11-year-old mother Rihanna, at the Ramat Gan Safari, an open-air zoo near Tel Aviv, on June 6, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
June 7, 2021, 2:20 am
Rhino calf born at Ramat Gan zoo named ‘Ruvi’ for the president
Rivlin thanks safari park for the honor; calf is the 33rd born at park, which runs one of the most successful breeding programs for the endangered southern white rhinoceros
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of elephants at the Ramat Gan Safari responding during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, May 2021. (Facebook)
May 24, 2021, 3:03 pm
Israeli zoo video shows elephants protecting calf in rocket attack
In clip from Ramat Gan Safari, group of females crowd around young animal as sirens wail with the sound of rocket explosions in the background
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Damage after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the Ramat Gan Safari, May 15, 2021 (Screen grab/Ynet)
May 15, 2021, 8:38 pm
Monkey injured by shrapnel when Gaza rocket hits Ramat Gan zoo
Chief veterinarian at Safari Park says primate underwent surgery to remove the shards
By ToI Staff
1,800-year-old sarcophagus discovered at the Ramat Gan Safari Park (Israel Antiquities Authority)
February 18, 2021, 12:42 pm
1,800-year-old sarcophagi rediscovered during construction at Ramat Gan Safari
2 coffins from Roman period found during building work for new wildlife hospital, after they were initially dug up around 25 years ago when parking lot was built
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- An injured Imperial Eagle at the veterinary hospital at the safari park in Ramat Gan, March 3, 2013 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 31, 2020, 10:36 am
Record number of animals injured as parks teem with visitors after lockdown
Wildlife hospital says 700 creatures now under its care due to people’s carelessness upon their return to nature reserves
By ToI Staff
Head Tel Aviv zookeeper Johnny Zusia walking a tiger in the streets of Tel Aviv. (Courtesy Collection of Meitar Boris Carmi)
June 1, 2019, 9:03 am
The crazy tale of Tel Aviv’s Rabbi Dolittle, who brought animal world to Israel
Exhibit and new film ‘There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv’ tell curious, heartwarming tale of Mordechai Shorenstein, a Danish rabbi whose love for wildlife found an expanding audience
By Karen Chernick
Screen capture from video of veterinarians checking Shulman the flamingo, which was blown by strong winds out of the Ramat Gan Safari on March 31, 2019. (Ramat Gan Safari)
March 31, 2019, 5:30 pm
Shulman the flamingo blown out of safari, struts down highway
Bird apparently carried aloft from enclosure; lands on busy road to the amusement of drivers
By Stuart Winer
Newborn rhino cub seen at the Ramat Gan Safari, January 2019. (Sagi Tabachnick/Ramat Gan Safari)
January 21, 2019, 2:37 pm
Rhino birth catches zookeepers off guard
Keren Peles has second calf at Ramat Gan Safari; newborn female soon shows she has the same free spirit as her mother
By Stuart Winer
The Ramat Gan Safari's newest Persian leopard seen on October 11, 2018. (Ramat Gan Safari, courtesy)
October 12, 2018, 6:06 pm
Iranians join Israeli zoo in choosing name for new Persian leopard
Ramat Gan Safari reaches out to Iranians on social media looking for suggestions for its newest arrival
By ToI Staff
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