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‘Hold Your Gaze’ Donovan Lewis, Blue Planet Aquarium – Winner ‘Work behind the scenes’ Pensive monkeys, endangered frogs, and a close encounter with a shark are among the winning images selected by judges for this year’s British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) photography competition. Open to zoo or aquarium staff and volunteers only, the winning … Read more
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park has announced that the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK for 25 years has emerged from its den. The birth had been confirmed the week before Christmas after high-pitched noises were heard coming from the maternity den. However, mum Victoria had been very protective and the pair … Read more
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in The Cairngorms, Scotland, have been celebrating the birth of a rare Przewalski’s wild horse foal, which can now be spotted trotting around the main reserve with rest of the small herd. The rare species of wild horse had previously been listed as extinct, with the last official sighting in 1968, … Read more
Keepers at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore in Scotland, celebrated not one, not two, but THREE polar bear birthdays this Christmas with a grand joint birthday celebration on Friday 11 December. New girl Victoria, who arrived at the Park in March this year, turned 19 years old, whilst males Arktos was eight and Walker, … Read more
The adorable trio of lynx cubs born at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park on 25 May have practically trebled in size, growing into three beautiful and mischievous young cats. The attached photo shows the trio of vigilant lynx cubs huddled together on top of their house on alert, as they have just heard one of the … Read more
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park welcomed a pair of endangered snow leopards to the Park in July and they have recently entered into their new custom built enclosure for the first time. Their new home is a large hill-top enclosure that overlooks the Spey and the Cairngorm mountains, and consists of a large grassy plateau, a … Read more
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