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Visit Knowsley’s brick animals to celebrate International Cat Day!

Bryn the brick Bengal tiger at Knowsley Safari Park

Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside has welcomed 27 hand-built brick animals for the summer, which include a seven-foot tall Bengal tiger called Bryn, perfect for celebrating International Cat day today. Bryn took a team of three builders over 390 hours to create, using more than 81,000 bricks. Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction have … Read more

Take on the Ultimate Animal Challenge at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo!

Three children take on the Ultimate Animal Challenge at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

This summer, take on the Ultimate Animal Challenge at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire and go head-to-head with your friends and family to find out who’s the real leader of the pack! Until 4th September, follow the Ultimate Animal Challenge trail around the zoo, testing your skills against the best of the best in a number of … Read more

London Zoo reveals stunning images of Asiatic lions for World Lion Day!

One of ZSL London Zoo's Asiatic lions on World Lion Day

The world’s leading conservation zoo, ZSL London Zoo, is celebrating its big cats and their biggest supporters on World Lion Day on 10th August by releasing a series of stunning images taken of the zoo’s two Asiatic Lions. The images – captured by renowned wildlife photographer, Matthew Maran – show never-before-seen views of the zoo’s two … Read more

Africa Alive celebrates birth of rare Somali Wild Ass

The rare Somali Wild Ass foal born at Africa Alive in June 2022

Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Suffolk, owned by the conservation charity Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA), is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Somali Wild Ass born to mother Calula and father Sahib on 30th June 2022. Often mistaken for ‘a striped legged donkey’, these animals are one of the rarest equine species … Read more

Highland Wildlife Park’s snow leopard gives birth

Animesh and her new snow leopard cubs at Highland Wildlife Park

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore, has welcomed the arrival of at least two snow leopard cubs. Staff at the wildlife conservation charity confirmed the birth on Saturday 28th May 2022 when high-pitched sounds were heard in the cubbing den and two tiny cub were spotted by keepers. Although … Read more