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Spring into a new adventure on Brownsea Island  
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Spring into a new adventure on Brownsea Island  

The National Trust team who care for Brownsea Island in Dorset are looking forward to welcoming back day visitors when it re-opens on Saturday 16th March. Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore made a trip to find out more. Springtime on Brownsea is a great time to look out for a number of key species including red … Read more

Baby Cape porcupine ‘quill’ melt your heart 
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Baby Cape porcupine ‘quill’ melt your heart 

A Cape porcupine family at the UK’s largest zoo has grown from three to four, with a spiky new baby joining the prickle – with the little one starting to venture outside just in time for Mother’s Day. Mum Kimya gave birth to the baby, known as a porcupette, at 3.34AM on 13th February  2024 … Read more

Meet the alligators of Florida
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Meet the alligators of Florida

In this short film, Discover Animals’ videographer Geoff Moore visits Florida to explore Sawgrass Recreation Park and meet its rescued alligators as well as those living wild. He finds out some fascinating facts such as: alligators in the wild can have a life-span of 30-50 years they can’t survive in salt water they are the … Read more

Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s annual animal audit
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s annual animal audit

Dedicated rangers needed patience, invention and tasty treats to get the measure of all creatures great and small at Yorkshire Wildlife Park‘s annual animal audit. Each of the hundreds of animals, from tiny meerkats to Eastern black rhinos and giraffes, has to be counted and have their vital statistics recorded as part of a national … Read more

Whipsnade Zoo launches soft play sleepover
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Whipsnade Zoo launches soft play sleepover

Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is inviting kids to live out their dreams and spend the night at soft play, with the launch of Hullaba-snooze – a brand new sleepover experience at Whipsnade Zoo‘s Hullabazoo indoor play.     Spending the evening within roaring distance of the zoo’s amazing animals, groups of 20 or more can bed down … Read more

Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Today marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science and The Wildlife Trusts are celebrating some of their colleagues and their achievements. The organisation is fortunate to be supported by many inspiring female experts who are creating remarkable impact for both science and nature: Kathryn Brown OBE – director of climate change and evidence … Read more

Earn a Green Tree Badge this half term
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Earn a Green Tree Badge this half term

Children can start looking for signs of Spring this February half term with the Green Tree Badge initiative, which puts trees and nature centre stage for young people, parents, teachers and communities. Challenging primary school children to go on a fun journey of activities that will encourage scientific curiosity, creativity, and promote responsible citizenship of … Read more

Critically endangered gorilla born at London Zoo
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Critically endangered gorilla born at London Zoo

London Zoo has welcomed a critically endangered western lowland gorilla infant. The tiny infant was born at the conservation zoo to mum Mjukuu at 9:34am on Wednesday 17th January 2024, following an approximately eight-and-a-half-month long pregnancy. London Zoo‘s gorilla keepers were carrying out their usual morning duties when they first spotted that Mjukuu was in … Read more

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Spring into a new adventure on Brownsea Island  
Baby Cape porcupine ‘quill’ melt your heart 
Meet the alligators of Florida
Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s annual animal audit
Whipsnade Zoo launches soft play sleepover
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Earn a Green Tree Badge this half term
Critically endangered gorilla born at London Zoo
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