
May 3 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
We all know it’s dangerous to draw conclusions about a baseball season from the results of the season’s first month. So we’re not going to do that. But it doesn’t mean we can’t spot trends that aren’t going to go away quickly.

Jul 9 - By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer
Dozens of Bronx Zoo sightseers were rescued unharmed after being stuck in cable cars 100 feet above zoo animals for five hours, authorities said.

Oct 30 - By Andrew Bridges, AP Writer
If you're Happy and you know it, pat your head. That, in a peanut shell, is how a 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror — complex behavior observed in only a few other species.

Oct 30 - By Peter Aldhous, New Scientist Writer
Happy the elephant in front ofthe test mirrors (Image: Joshua Plotnik, Frans de Waal, Diana Reiss)