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West Midland Safari Park celebrated the birth of a baby southern white rhino last week, the third for the park in three years. After a lengthy pregnancy of 16 months, second-time mum Ailsa gave birth to the youngster on 25th September, with the male calf weighing in at an impressive 67kg (10 and a half stone)! In the … Read more
Keepers at West Midland Safari Park welcomed a tiny new addition earlier this month — a baby pancake tortoise. The little one, who hatched on 3rd July and is a first for the park, has been named Finn and is about the size of a 50 pence coin. The pancake tortoise is known for being slow … Read more
Twycross Zoo in the Midlands will be putting its rarest animals in the spotlight from Friday as part of Endangered Species Weekend, which runs worldwide from 19-21 May. Over the course of the three days, the zoo’s Education Rangers will give a number of talks about the importance of protecting endangered species and animals under … 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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