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Annual stocktake of nearly 10,000 animals under way at UK’s largest zoo

Staff at the UK’s largest zoo have begun the mammoth task of counting nearly 10,000 animals in their annual stocktake. Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is home to more than 9,500 animals, which need to be audited on an yearly basis as a stipulation of ...

06 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Baby Asian elephant named Thai word for Queen in honour of the late monarch

A month-old Asian elephant has been named the Thai word for Queen in honour of the late monarch, who once fed a banana to the calf’s mother. The Queen, patron of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo since her coronation in 1953, shook the trunk of Donna when she ...

26 Sept 2022 at 15:42

In Pictures: All creatures great and small called upon for annual zoo weigh-in

Bongos, bears, and tiny snails were just some of the animals having their vital statistics recorded at Whipsnade Zoo’s annual weigh-in on Wednesday, as the conservation zoo got more than 10,000 of its residents on the scales. The event at the ...

21 Aug 2024 at 17:33

Zoo’s oldest chimp reaches grand old age of 50

One of Britain’s oldest chimpanzees has celebrated her 50th birthday. Koko, who resides at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, reached the milestone on Sunday, outliving a chimpanzee’s average life expectancy by more than 10 years. ...

05 Jun 2023 at 14:43

Goats from ZSL conservation zoos to race each other in charity challenge

Goats from different zoos are to battle it out in a fundraising challenge with a distance equal to the circumference of the globe. London Zoo’s herd of nine pygmy goats hope to put their best hooves forward against Whipsnade Zoo’s ...

31 May 2023 at 19:07

Whipsnade Zoo celebrates birth of baby porcupine in time for Mother’s Day

A porcupine family at the UK’s largest zoo has grown from three members to four after a spiky new baby joined the prickle just in time for Mother’s Day. Mum Kimya gave birth to the baby, known as a porcupette, at Whipsnade Zoo in ...

06 Mar 2024 at 17:33

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London Zoo’s ‘loved-up’ lions given cinnamon-scented Valentine’s treat

A pair of “loved-up” lions have received a special treat as part of London Zoo’s Valentine’s Day celebrations. The Asiatic lions were given two giant red hearts, donated by the charity Liontrust, made from a recycled fire hose ...

14 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers hope for endangered species

The birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers “double hope for the species” whose existence is under threat, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has said. ZSL announced the birth of the twins, which were born at ...

02 Aug 2023 at 11:56

Whipsnade Zoo celebrates birth of camel for first time in eight years

Whipsnade Zoo has welcomed the birth of a camel calf for the first time in eight years. The fluffy baby camel, named Sally, was born to 12-year-old mum Izzy and four-year-old dad Oakley in the early hours of April 11, after ...

07 May 2024 at 12:20

One of the world’s rarest pigs to celebrate first Mother’s Day with newborn

A piglet named Tadeo, who belongs to a species said to be the rarest in the world, will spend his first Mother’s Day with his mum Tess at Whipsnade Zoo. Tadeo, a three-month-old Visayan warty piglet, has been pictured ...

15 Mar 2023 at 14:50

Near-extinct and ‘extremely precious’ kingfishers to be released into the wild

Four “extremely precious” kingfisher hatchlings from a species that is nearing extinction are to be released into the wild next year with the help of a British zookeeper. Bird keeper Claire McSweeney at Whipsnade Zoo ...

24 Jul 2023 at 15:51

Lemurs on Easter egg hunt tuck into sweetcorn and peas

A conspiracy of lemurs got into the Easter spirit early by taking part in an egg hunt. The eight ring-tailed lemurs at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo were treated to peas, sweetcorn and beans inside colourful, papier-mache eggs. ...

02 Apr 2022 at 17:55

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