Rossifari Zoo News 1.17.25 - The Tubby Tabby Edition

Dateline: January 17, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a quick look Look at what I have coming up soon with my gigging life, and also some exciting podcast news!Our headline story this week is about a new study showing that sea pens may not be the best option for cetaceans currently in human care. We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from The Prague Zoo, Lehigh Valley Zoo, Brevard Zoo, and Colchester Zoo! We say goodbye to beloved animals at WNC Nature Center, Beardsley Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Oklahoma City Zoo, and Elmwood Park Zoo. We also say goodbye to two amazing humans in the zoological world. The rest of our Zoo News stories feature items from the San Francisco Zoo, Henry Vilas Zoo, the Calgary Zoo, New England Aquarium, Zoo New England, and Highland Wildlife ParkThen in Conservation News we talk about a new species of pangolin, grizzly bear populations in the US, and how ShellBank is saving sea turtles. In Other News we tackle a CGI chimp, a viral video, and a tubby tabby.ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok