London Zoo’s pride of three Asian lions has been engaging in the world cup action by playing with their own footballs. The footballs are decorated like the English flag to show the lions support for the English team. Ruby, five and three year old twins Indi and Heidi were given footballs filled with meaty treats.… Continue reading Lions getting into the world cup spirit at London Zoo

A cheetah cub is making friends with an odd companion after being rejected by his mother. The cheetah cub is just 6 weeks old and has been named Ruuxa. After being rejected by his mother he was removed for hand rearing. Keepers have decided that that he will be raised an animal ambassador to help… Continue reading Cheetah cub and puppy meet at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Keepers are unravelling the dental secrets of young orangutans at Chester Zoo to learn more about their development. It is hoped that the study can assist young orang-utans orphaned in rescue centres throughout Borneo and Sumatra. Currently ages can only be very roughly estimated since they are usually seized from different places without the ability to gain… Continue reading Chester Zoo helps to uncover orang-utans dental secrets

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At 10 weeks old London Zoo’s tiger cubs have had their first health check. First the cubs were separated from mum Melati. Then it was time to catch them but with their arsenal of sharp claws and energetic personalities the tiger cubs sure made this challenging. Zoo keepers were impressed with their ferocity though. Keeper… Continue reading Tiger cub health check at London Zoo

Edinburgh zoo has artificially inseminated their Giant Panda Tian Tian. Tian Tian didn’t mate with her partner naturally so zoo staff made the decision to inseminate her artificially. This procedure was carried out on Sunday afternoon. Director of Pandas for Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Iain Valentine said both were showing very positive signs. ‘We… Continue reading Panda artificially inseminated at Edinbrugh Zoo

In an amazing display of the great apes ingenuity, 7 chimps breached the walls of their enclosure at the Kansas City Zoo on Thursday afternoon. At about 4pm a chimp broke a 5ft limb off a tree or utilised one within the enclosure. The chimpanzee then pushed this up against the wall of his enclosure.… Continue reading Chimps escape at the Kansas City Zoo

This little cutie is a baby tree kangaroo who is just beginning to poke her head out of the pouch since being born in September. This girl is so young that she is still yet to even receive a name. She is the first of her kind to born at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in… Continue reading Zoo Babies-Taronga Zoo Tree Kangaroo

A rare C-section has been performed on a gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This was the first baby for gorilla Imani. She began to show initial signs of labour Wednesday. This was closely monitored by keepers and vets from the safari park. By the next morning she showed no further signs of… Continue reading Zoo Babies-Rare C-section on a gorilla

Casey a male leopard seal at Taronga Zoo has been put to sleep after a battle with illness. Casey stopped eating earlier in the year and began to go off colour. Casey was eutanised on Friday as Taronga Zoo decided everything possible had been done to assist him. Taronga Zoo said in their statement ‘Casey’s… Continue reading World’s only captive leopard seal put to sleep