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Paignton Zoo, Devon, welcomed the arrival of a new baby giraffe last week. Born on the morning of Wednesday 19th April to mother Sangha, the young female joins a herd of six other giraffes at Paignton. The zoo’s giraffe house has been closed for the last few days, to allow mother and calf to bond. … Read more
Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne had plenty to celebrate earlier this month. Not only did they launch new charity, the Zoological Society of Hertfordshire, but also announced the birth of the first Jaguar cub in Britain. The female cub, who is yet to be named, was born on the 2nd April to parents Kumal and … Read more
Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, is celebrating the birth of one of its most iconic and rare lemur species – the crowned sifaka. The baby male, named Yousstwo, is the first breeding success for new parents Bafana and Tahina and is the first sifaka birth in the park’s history. Cotswold Wildlife Park is the only mainland … Read more
Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire, has welcomed a critically-endangered Bornean orangutan baby, the third offspring to father Batu and mother Maliku. The new arrival is the first great ape baby to be born at the zoo this year, supporting a European-wide breeding programme to conserve the iconic orangutan species which faces an uncertain future in the wild. … Read more
RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Reserve in Powys, Wales are offering the chance for families to experience lambing live on the farm over the Easter holidays. If you’d like to visit a farm where lambs are being born and are newly arrived, grab your wellies, wrap up warm and head for the reserve’s lambing sheds. With over … Read more
A rare Rothschild’s giraffe has been born at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire – the third baby welcomed into the herd in just six months. The six-foot-tall baby boy is son to first time mum, five year old Arusha. He joins playmates, Embu and Emali, who were born in August and September 2016. Rothschild’s … Read more
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