A quick-thinking vet managed to save Percy the porcupine from almost certain death after the 4-year-old Big Apple Circus member collapsed from low blood sugar! Percy was found collapsed in his pen on Monday, and Dr. David Bessler quickly determined he was suffering from hypoglycemia. Bessler told the Post, "It took a few minutes to figure out how to approach him. Each quill could literally poke through a person." more ›

Seems like just yesterday that the Central Park Zoo polar bears were opening Christmas gifts (video), but 2009 is proving to be a monetarily tough one for not just humans, but animals too. Last week Gov. Paterson's budget proposal was unveiled and included major cutbacks for zoos, aquariums, and even the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. So it shouldn't have come as too much of a shock to the Bronx Zoo porcupine when he was let go: more ›