Zoo

Concept Buenos Aires Skyscraper Would Actually Be A Vertical Zoo

11:00AM October 17, 2010 | Casey Chan

The idea behind the ECO-CLIFF, what the vertical zoo is called, is to create a wildlife tower that can act as a nesting ground for birds and an ecological habitat for animals. Humans will peek into animal life on footpaths. More »


What Will Google Launch At Taronga Zoo Next Week?

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1:22PM January 20, 2010 | Nick Broughall

There’s nothing like a bit of mystery to make a launch event more attractive. Google are holding an event at Taronga Zoo in Sydney next Monday and in their invite they promise that “you’ll be able to get up close to the latest innovation in Google Maps (can you guess what it is?)”. So can you guess what it is? More »


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Japan Prepares for a Rhino Attack with Two Dudes in a Rhino Suit

1:40AM November 1, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to show you this absolutely amazing video of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo training for an escaped rhino by dressing up two guys in a big rhino costume. Instead of candy, they’re dressing up for safety.

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First Artificial Life Zoo Scares Every Other Life-form Around

4:49AM June 27, 2007 | Seamus Byrne

If you are going to Portugal on vacation you may want to avoid the Robotarium X, a large glass structure with 45 creepy robots living inside. They belong to 14 different species, from the Acrorhinomorpho to the Zoid, and they feed on human blood. Or maybe they feed on solar power and they just look like they can feed on blood, as you will see in the video and gallery after the jump. More »