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Newborn giraffe arrives with a bump at zoo

A newborn giraffe is “strong, healthy and very content” after falling 6ft on to a bed of soft straw as his mother gave birth. The calf, named Stanley after Mount Stanley, the tallest mountain in Uganda, was born at Chester Zoo after a 15-month ...

11 Aug 2022 at 17:10

Chester Zoo welcomes endangered Sumatran tiger Dash with hope for cubs

Chester Zoo has welcomed a “handsome, confident” Sumatran tiger named Dash. First pictures of the three-year-old tiger were released as Dash was recruited from Fota Wildlife Park in Ireland to help protect his critically endangered species. ...

02 Aug 2022 at 20:04

Highly endangered species of deer born at Chester Zoo

A highly endangered species of deer has been pictured for the first time after it was born at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, in December 2021. The Philippine spotted deer has been named Lyra after a constellation of stars, following a theme that ...

22 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Chester Zoo celebrates birth of one of world’s most endangered primates

A British zoo has celebrated the birth of a cotton-top tamarin monkey which is one of the world’s most endangered primates. Keepers at Chester Zoo, in Cheshire, have said they are “overjoyed” by the arrival of the rare miniature monkey. ...

14 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Rare okapi calf steps outside for the first time

A rare okapi calf has ventured out of her nest for the first time since she was born at Chester Zoo. Calf Kora was born at the Cheshire zoo in December and named after a small village in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic ...

24 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Zookeepers share ‘magical moment’ rare baby kangaroo emerges from mother’s pouch

Zookeepers have shared the “magical moment” an endangered baby kangaroo emerged from its mother’s pouch for the first time. The baby dusky pademelon, born at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, was just the size of a jelly bean when it was ...

07 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Mandrill babies born five weeks apart after 10-year gap at zoo

Two baby mandrills have been born at a zoo after a gap of more than 10 years. The pair were born five weeks apart at Chester Zoo, more than a decade after the last such birth there. Primate keeper Siobhan Ward said: “You know ...

18 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Fish brought back from extinction with help from zoo

A fish which became extinct in Mexico has been reintroduced to the wild with the help of conservationists from a UK zoo. The tequila fish, which grows no longer than 70 millimetres, disappeared completely from the wild in ...

29 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Chester Zoo celebrates ‘first breeding’ of rare chameleon in the UK

Chester Zoo has celebrated the birth of 10 chameleons, with the breeding of the “highly threatened” species claimed to be a “first” by a UK zoo. Staff have welcomed 10 Parson’s chameleons, with the first hatchling ...

13 Oct 2022 at 22:24

Zoo shares rare sighting of first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history

A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history. The 12-week-old triplets were spotted for the first time by keepers as they emerged from their den at Chester Zoo in ...

30 Sept 2022 at 20:17

Boost for conservation as critically endangered chimpanzee born at Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo has welcomed its newest arrival – a western chimpanzee baby. In a boost for conservation efforts, he was born on December 9 after an eight-month pregnancy. Andrew Lenihan, team manager at the ...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:37

‘Absolutely tiny’ twin red-bellied lemurs born at Chester Zoo

The first twin red-bellied lemurs, one of the world’s rarest primates, have been born at Chester Zoo. The “absolutely tiny” pair, weighing just 70 grams each, were spotted by zookeepers nestled in their ...

28 Apr 2022 at 19:25

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