Animals get inventive to keep cool during heatwave
Animals have been getting inventive to try and keep cool during the heatwave.
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Orangutans fight the heat in Europe as temperatures soar
Orangutans at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo are keeping cool with buckets of water as much of Europe swelters in a summer heatwave.
Watch as three tiger cubs at Whipsnade Zoo celebrate their first birthday
Three endangered Amur tiger cubs at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo celebrated their first birthday on Wednesday with a set of multi-coloured party pinatas.
One of the world’s oldest captive Borneo orangutans celebrates 50th birthday
Nenette, one of the world’s oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris where she has lived almost all her life.
Pelicans transported from Prague Zoo to make London their home
Three great white pelicans are on their way from Prague Zoo to London to join a famed flock that has lived in St James’s Park since the 17th century.
Sumatran tiger Jambi dies at Edinburgh Zoo
A tiger from a critically endangered subspecies that arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in 2015 has died.
Breeding restrictions in Barcelona spark debate on role of zoos
Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the reproduction of captive animals unless their young are destined to be reintroduced into the wild.
Watch as a baby giraffe at Chester Zoo takes her first steps outside
A baby Rothschild’s giraffe has stepped outside for the first time since she was born on May 8.
Film about Second World War Belfast elephant ‘tale of compassion and humanity’
A film about saving a Belfast elephant during the Second World War is a tale of compassion and humanity, its leading actors said.
Gibbon, lemur and tortoise stolen from zoo after thieves cut a hole in the fence
A zoo in Canada is appealing for information after three of its animals were stolen.
This koala playing the ‘floor is lava’ game is the best thing you’ll see all day
A koala at Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia, has proved to have a talent for children’s games, as keepers filmed him playing “the floor is lava”.
VIDEO: Tigers maul tourist to death after he jumped into their enclosure
A tourist was killed by three tigers in front of his horrified wife and child after jumping into the enclosure.
Troubled Highland zoo finds loophole to stay open without licence… By letting people in for free
A troubled Highland zoo has found a loophole allowing it to remain open without a licence - by scrapping admission charges from today.
Chimpanzee flees zoo and climbs electricity mast in desperate escape bid
A chimpanzee fled from a zoo in northern Japan and tried desperately to avoid being captured by climbing an electricity mast.
Polar bears cause scare at zoo by escaping from den
Two polar bears escaped from their den at an American zoo - by walking straight out of a door that had been left open.
PICTURES: Did you know Aberdeen used to have a zoo?
Opening a zoo in Aberdeen was first proposed at an informal meeting between representatives of the Town Council and Aberdeen University in Sept 1961.
Drunk woman breaks into zoo to pet tiger…gets bitten
A tiger has bitten an apparently drunk woman who broke into a zoo to pet a big cat, US police said.
VIDEO: Adorable footage released of baby meerkat quadruplets
Baby quadruplet meerkats have been shown their faces for the first time in an adorable video taken in an English zoo.
North-east animal lover raising thousands for circus lions’ Scottish home
A north-east mother kick-started her campaign to raise thousands of pounds to give four poorly-treated former circus lions from Belgium a new life in Scotland at the weekend.
Super cute pictures of baby pygmy hippo will make you go awwww
An endangered pygmy hippo who is battling cancer has given birth to son with a bill of good health.
VIDEO: Trio of lions maul man at Spanish zoo
This is the horrific moment a man is mauled by three lions at Barcelona Zoo after he entered their enclosure wearing camouflage clothing.
In pictures: A cheetah’s life
In pictures: Bristol Zoo’s latest arrivals