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By Animals Correspondent The star of hit TV series Donkey King says The Donkey Sanctuary was the place to visit to help him learn the ‘gold standard in donkey care’. Former media executive Ron King co-founded Oscar’s Place Adoption Center and Sanctuary in 2021, and now viewers can follow
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By Animals Correspondent The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating a monumental arrival: a female Asian elephant calf, born early Feb. 2, the first at the zoo in nearly 25 years. The newborn arrived at 1:15 a.m. to 12-year-old mother Nhi Linh and 44-year-old father Spike, following a
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By Animals Correspondent Humboldt penguins, Asiatic lions, corals, Seychelles millipedes and capybaras were some of the 8,000 animals being counted this week as part of London Zoo’s 2026 Annual Stocktake, kicking off ZSL’s 200-year anniversary. Zookeepers recorded 75 Humboldt penguins including the 16 chicks hatched in 2025.
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By Animals Correspondent Just a few days before Christmas, The Donkey Sanctuary led several organisations in the rescue of six mules and two ponies, who were living on an exposed hillside in rural south Wales. Responding to a request for operational support from the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust in
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By Megan H, Year 8, Good News Room at Clevedon School Bats are essential to the health of our planet, and humans rely on them more than many people realise. One of the most important roles bats play is pest control. By eating thousands of insects each year, bats help
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By Animals Correspondent A pair of rescued donkeys and two foals born to mares from the same rescue, are settling in to their new forever homes just in time for Christmas, thanks to the supportive efforts of The Donkey Sanctuary. Staff from The Donkey Sanctuary were among the 100 charity
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By Animals Correspondent Christmas sacks for gorillas and festive stockings for saki monkeys were gifted by zookeepers at London Zoo this week, as the world-famous conservation zoo celebrated its Magic of Christmas event, running until Sunday 4 January. London Zoo’s gorillas were treated to festive sacks filled with their
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By Arts & Culture Correspondent The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have revealed their 2025 winner, with UK photographer Mark Meth-Cohn taking the top spot for his perfectly timed image High Five. The photograph, captured earlier this year in Rwanda, shows a young gorilla mid-stride in what appears to be a
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By Conservation Correspondent The range of red squirrels in the Scottish Highlands has increased by more than 25% after a 10-year reintroduction project by rewilding charity Trees for Life. Surveys show over a dozen new populations are now thriving and breeding successfully, with many spreading and linking up. Trees for
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By Animals Correspondent Just in time for the holiday season, Guinness World Records is pleased to reveal a new record holder on Santa Paws’ nice list! Ozzy, a four-year-old French mastiff and Bullmastiff mix from Oklahoma, has officially achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the longest tongue on a
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By Animals Correspondent Curious Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) waddled over for a closer look as they inspected a specially made advent calendar, packed with fishy festive treats, at London Zoo’s Penguin Beach. The playful moment marked the official start of the Christmas countdown at the conservation zoo, delighting visitors
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By Animals Correspondent While stargazers were searching the skies for the Leonids meteor display last week, zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire were observing their own other-worldly spectacle – the birth of a giraffe calf. After a 15-month gestation period, the female reticulated giraffe calf was born to aptly named mum
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By Animals Correspondent London Zoo’s adorable capybara pair have moved into a brand-new spa-inspired pad, complete with two pools, mud-bath wallows and climate-controlled zones – and have ventured outdoors for the first time since moving. Gizmo and Kiwi were originally planned to enjoy a temporary city-break at the conservation zoo,
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By Animals Correspondent Four hungry, dying kittens have been saved from the dangers of a landfill site where they were discovered within a house-high woodpile and tempted to safety using kippers. Staff at Westcombe Waste in Somerton reached out to Cats Protection Yeovil for assistance with feral cats at the
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By Research Correspondent A new study from the University of Exeter has revealed that seagulls pay close attention to the tone of human voices— and that how we speak to them can influence whether they leave our food alone. The findings suggest that people can deter gulls humanely and effectively
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By Animals Correspondent Hedgehog charity Prickles and Paws is 93% of the way to its overall fundraising target for its brand new hedgehog hospital (“Hogspital”) and has launched a final crowd-funding appeal in order to cover the remaining costs and complete construction. The ‘Wildly Close’ crowd-funder is being match-funded by