Animals
By Animals Correspondent London Zoo’s annual weigh-in has once again shown just how varied life can be at the conservation zoo – with a 50.5kg capybara sharing the scales with a giant land snail weighing just 102.5g. Animals across the Zoo took part in the yearly health
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By Animals Correspondent A young lion at London Zoo has been getting his paws into the celebrations for World Lion Day – with a little help from some of his favourite spices. Two-year-old Asiatic lion Syanii and his mum, Arya, were treated to a giant lion-proof ball at
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By Community Correspondent London Zoo's newest Humboldt penguin chick has been given a very special name after children from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) paid her a visit. The fluffy chick, who hatched on 30 April, has been named Mildred after the hospital's Mildred Creak Unit,
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By Conservation Correspondent A giant snake mosaic celebrating one of Britain's pioneering reptile experts has been unveiled at London Zoo as part of the Zoological Society of London's 200th anniversary celebrations. The 53ft artwork, designed by British artist Linder, honours zoologist Joan Beauchamp Procter, who became
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By Community Correspondent More than 1,000 fathers and children swapped traditional Father’s Day celebrations for a family day out at London Zoo on Sunday. Families from the Camden Dads group spent the day exploring the zoo, taking part in wildlife talks, craft activities and special experiences designed to
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By Animals Correspondent More than 14,000 people have helped London and Whipsnade zoos make history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the most contributions to a paint-by-numbers artwork. The record-breaking creation was produced as part of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the Zoological
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By Conservation Correspondent Two rare frog species found only in Ghana’s Atewa Hills Forest Reserve have been brought to London Zoo as part of an international conservation effort to prevent their extinction. The Atewa slippery frog and Afia Birago’s puddle frog are both threatened by habitat destruction linked
Conservation
By Conservation Correspondent The Poet Laureate has helped mark a major milestone for one of the world’s best-known conservation organisations with a brand-new poem inspired by wildlife, the night sky, and humanity’s responsibility to nature. Simon Armitage has written The Moon and the Zoo to celebrate
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By Animals Correspondent London Zoo’s giraffes are the stars of a striking new poster set to appear across London Underground stations this month, as ZSL – the charity behind London Zoo – launches celebrations for its 200th anniversary. Commissioned by London Transport Museum in collaboration with Transport for London (TfL), the
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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
Charities
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
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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 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-
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By Conservation Correspondent More than 7,000 Extinct in the Wild and Critically Endangered Partula snails have been released across four islands in French Polynesia—the largest reintroduction of the rare species to date. The conservation team used a tiny white UV-reflective mark on each shell to help track
Education
By Community Correspondent Teachers are being invited to swap their projectors and paint pots for a day out at the world’s oldest scientific zoo this autumn, as London Zoo offers the nation’s educators free entry for World Teacher Day. The world-famous Zoo, run by the global conservation
Animals
By Animals Correspondent SILVERBACK gorilla Kiburi, the 21-year-old patriarch of London Zoo’s western lowland gorilla troop, was given an initial clean bill of health this week – following a mighty trip to the vets for a full health check. The 177kg primate had been under observation after contending