Thursday, July 28, 2016 Food shortages leave zoo animals hungrySome 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela’s main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the crisis-stricken nation. The fatalities at the Caricuao zoo in Caracas include Vietnamese pigs, tapirs, rabbits and birds — some of whom had not eaten for two weeks, according to Marlene Sifontes, a union leader for employees of state parks agency Inparques. — Herald with Reuters

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 27, 2016 13:18 UTC