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Brussels has 1.2 milion people - but it also has at least 700 hens, owned by more than 200 households, according to the first findings of a census launched in January.
A Flemish racing pigeon nicknamed "the Lewis Hamilton of pigeons" has fetched a world record of €1.25 million at auction.
Baby gorilla Thandie made her first appearance out-of-doors last week during record temperatures that coaxed Antwerp Zoo’s animals into the sunshine.
Planckendael animal park in Mechelen has announced the completion of an Elephant Corridor in southern India.
It’s baby animal week in Flanders: The day after the birth of a zebra was announced at Planckendael animal park, the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp has announced the birth of a baby gorilla a
Planckendael animal park in Mechelen has welcomed a new baby zebra. The baby, called Tamu, was born 10 days ago, but the birth was just announced this week.
Asian hornets have been spotted in Brussels for the first time - as the aggressive insects, which prey on bees, continue to spread around the country.
Aalter in East Flanders is the second city in the world to install red LED street lighting to help nocturnal animals avoid becoming confused.
A baby orangutan was born at Pairi Daiza animal park yesterday, only the second of the species of the great ape to ever be born in Belgium. The first birth was in the 1970s at the Antwerp Zoo.
