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The amazing moment a rare baby southern white rhino was born at West Midland Safari Park has been caught on CCTV. Keepers watching the live footage behind-the-scenes saw the female calf arrive at 1:48am on 11th January 2024, following a tricky breach birth for 15-year-old mum Keyah. After a few attempts, keepers noticed that the … Read more
In honour of International Red Panda Day yesterday, here’s a round up of the latest red panda news and where to visit them around the UK. West Midland Safari Park welcomes new red panda cub In June, keepers at West Midland Safari Park heard tiny squeaks coming from a nesting box and noticed that resident … Read more
Blackpool Zoo has welcomed its first critically endangered Bornean orangutan baby for more than two decades after first-time mother Jingga gave birth in June. Visitors can now see the infant, which keepers have confirmed as male, in the orangutan house, which reopened on 1st July following a short period of closure to allow mother and … Read more
Zookeepers at London Zoo recently celebrated the hatching of a Critically Endangered Rupell’s griffon vulture – the first vulture to hatch at the conservation zoo in more than 40 years. The fluffy grey chick, which weighed just 115g – the same as a bar of soap – had a dramatic start to life, as extraordinary … Read more
A baby Grevy’s zebra has been born at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire, great news for the conservation of this endangered species. Keepers were excited to find that the cute, stripy youngster had been born during the early hours of 17th March, to 12-year-old mum Akuna. Grevy’s zebra are pregnant for 13 months, so keepers have been waiting … Read more
Adorable pygmy hippo Amara has moved into her new home at London Zoo, where she has been enthusiastically welcomed by her new hippo-hubby, Thug. The two-year-old female was chauffeured the 400-mile journey from Edinburgh Zoo to the iconic conservation zoo at the beginning of February after being matched up with Thug through the European Breeding Programme … Read more
London Zoo has shared adorable pictures of its first arrival of 2023 – a baby two-toed sloth, born on New Year’s Day to mum Marilyn and nick-named Nova. 📸 ZSL
The first ever Gelada Monkey baby has been born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. The adorable youngster, who is enjoying being carried around by mum, is already warming the hearts of visitors. This arrival to first time mum Feven and recent arrival, new male, Obi is a ground-breaking moment in the breeding of Gelada. … Read more
A rare Malayan tapir has been born at Chester Zoo in what has been hailed as an ‘important moment’ for the conservation of the endangered species. The female calf, which has been named Nessa, arrived to parents Margery (10) and Betong (10) at the end of November, weighing just 9kg. It followed a 13-month-long (391-day) … Read more
Lonely Lukha the smooth coat otter has found love again with a new companion five months after his partner passed away. The smooth coat otter has a new lease of life after three-year-old Annie arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Lukha, eight, and Annie met nose to nose in the otter house as they were slowly … Read more
Keepers at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire are celebrating the birth of an incredibly cute, endangered Rothschild’s giraffe calf. The six-foot-tall baby boy was born in the park’s new giraffe house at 12:30am on 13th September 2022 to third-time mum Arusha and dad Rufus.
Cotswold Wildlife Park’s breeding pair of majestic Pallas’s Cats, Tull and Penelope, have produced their first litter at the park. The kittens are the first Pallas’s Cats to be born at Cotswold Wildlife Park since the species arrived at the collection back in 2010.
Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire is proud to announce that their endangered red panda, Tilly, has given birth to a miracle cub one month after the devastating passing of her partner Nam Pang, creating a lasting legacy in his honour. In the early hours of 16th July, on one of the hottest days in UK history, … Read more
The pitter-patter, or rather thud-thud, of baby feet can be heard at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after an endangered Asian elephant was born on Monday 22nd August. The not-so-tiny infant was born to mum Donna at around 7:00am, surrounded by the rest of the females in the herd, including her own mum Kaylee – who provided … Read more
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