Protecting whales from ship strikes 07:08. Hong Kong — A section of Hong Kong's oldest zoo was still closed Tuesday after nine monkeys, including three from a critically endangered species, died ...

An investigation would likely focus on whether an infection or some kind of toxic agent was to blame, Professor Sridhar speculated. The zoo is Hong Kong’s oldest, having opened in 1871, and ...

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the ...

Hong Kong — A section of Hong Kong's oldest zoo was still closed Tuesday after nine monkeys, including three from a critically endangered species, died for reasons that remained a mystery, ...

Hong Kong's oldest zoo is investigating the sudden deaths of nine monkeys over a span of two days with experts being called in on Tuesday to assist. On Sunday, ...

Officials in Hong Kong are investigating the deaths of eight monkeys in the region's oldest zoo, including 3 critically endangered Cotton-top Tamarins.

The primates at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens contracted melioidosis, Kevin Yeung, secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, said in a press briefing on Friday, Oct. 18, CBS News ...

Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong's oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday.

Hong Kong authorities are carrying out tests to find out what killed eight monkeys, which were found dead in the city’s oldest zoo on Sunday, the government said on Monday.

A 12th monkey has died at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said late on Tuesday, after 11 monkeys died in the past week due to Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, which can affect both humans and animals.

The Zoological and Botanical Gardens is the oldest park in Hong Kong. Started in 1860, it houses 158 bird species, 93 mammals and 21 reptiles in about 40 enclosures. More about ...

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the ...