![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The zoo actually dates back to 1959, when Kim Il Sung, the nation's first leader and the grandfather of Kim Jong Un, ordered it built on the outskirts of the city.Īccording to its official history, the zoo started off with only 50 badgers. Renovations for the new zoo began in 2014, as part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's efforts to create more modern and impressive structures and leisure centers around the capital. The zoo also has performances featuring other animals trained to do tricks, including a monkey that slam dunks basketballs, dogs trained to appear as though they can do addition on subtraction on an abacus and doves that fly around and land on a woman skating on an indoor stage. The zoo is pulling in thousands of visitors a day with a slew of attractions ranging from such typical fare as elephants, giraffes, penguins and monkeys to a high-tech natural history museum with displays showing the origins of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth.Īnother of the most popular attractions that might come as a surprise to foreign visitors is the dog pavilion, which has everything from German shepherds to Shih Tzus. The trainer also prompted her to touch her nose, bow thank you and do a simple dance. Visitors cheer as Azalea the Chimpanzee lights up a cigarette and begin puffing smoke. Oakland Zoo shares conservation issues facing chimpanzees and empowering solutions to conserve them to the public through a variety of channels: Docents and Volunteers, Teen Wild Guides, Education programs, events, exhibits, campaigns, Keeper Talks, and media stories. Though such a sight would draw outrage in many other locales, it seemed to delight visitors who roared with laughter on Wednesday as the chimpanzee, one of two at the zoo, sat puffing away as her trainer egged her on. Zoo officials say she smokes about a pack a day but insist that she doesnt inhale. If a lighter isn't available, she can light up from lit cigarette if one is tossed her way. Pyongyangs newly opened zoo has a new star: Azalea, the smoking chimpanzee. Thrown a lighter by a zoo trainer, the chimpanzee lights her own cigarettes. They insist, however, she doesn't inhale. Fish and Wildlife Service ( USFWS) with the rescue of confiscated invertebrates, reptiles such as monitor lizards and caiman alligators, birds, and mammals (including a fennec fox) from the illegal wildlife trade, drug busts, and seizures. This 27 year old chimp got a healthy report and recovered from his exam on some burlap pillows. Radiographs were also taken of his chest, hands and feet. He received a root canal by a dental specialist and the Cardiology team performed an ultrasound. PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pyongyang's newly opened zoo has a new star: Azalea, the smoking chimpanzee.Īccording to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it re-opened in July, the 19-year-old female chimpanzee, whose name in Korean is "Dallae," smokes about a pack a day. Berny the Chimpanzee had his annual wellness check at the hospital last week. Video shows a chimp smoking a cigarette in North Korea ![]()
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