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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 RHINOS, black lemurs, and a pride of ten lions were trick-or-treated to Halloween fun this week at Whipsnade Zoo, as ‘Boo at the Zoo’ takes over for October half-term. Kicking off the spook-tacular fun at the UK’s largest zoo, greater one-horned rhino, Hugo, tucked into his
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By Animals Correspondent AN EXTINCT-IN-THE-WILD Socorro dove has hatched at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire – the first time the conservation zoo has bred this species. The precious hatchling, which emerged from its egg in late August, marks a hopeful milestone in the global mission to bring the species back from the
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By Animals Correspondent A NEW ARRIVAL at Whipsnade Zoo marks a vital boost to the European breeding programme for the red panda – a globally endangered species. Born at the conservation zoo on 23rd June to mum Ruby and dad Nilo, the Zoo’s vets completed the precious cub’s first
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By Animals Correspondent Two Asian elephants have travelled across the country, in a move to boost the conservation breeding programme for the endangered species. The big move, which took months of planning and involved keepers, vets, two lorries, a crane able to carry 100 tons, and a team of animal
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By Jill Dando News It took eight zookeepers, six vets, five vet nurses, four farriers, and two veterinary anaesthesiologists, to perform a life-changing veterinary procedure on Bashu, a 4.8 metre (16 feet) tall, reticulated giraffe at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. The iconic animal, patriarch of the conservation zoo’s
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By Jill Dando News A 'chatty’ Bactrian camel calf has been born at Whipsnade Zoo in the heart of Bedfordshire. The baby boy, who is yet to be named, was born on the 18 May, to first-time mum Orla, and dad Oakley, following a 13-month pregnancy. Whipsnade Zoo camel
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By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo can reveal the names of its youngest litter of northern African lion cubs, born to mum Waka, following a month-long naming bonanza. The conservation zoo’s tiny pride have been named Bertie, Oya, Malaika and Kibibi – names chosen by local school children and a
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By Jill Dando News An endangered northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is being hand-reared by zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. The precious two-week old chick, whom keepers have affectionately nicknamed ‘noisy’ due to its constant chirping whenever they are near, is receiving round the clock care, including being hand
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By Jill Dando News Families visiting Whipsnade Zoo this May half term will have the chance to get creative with their favourite TV stars, when CBeebies’ Mister Maker and Rebecca Keatley visit the UK’s largest zoo. From Saturday 24 May until Sunday 1 June, the children’s TV presenters
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By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo’s quartet of rare northern African lion cubs were pictured taking their first exploratory steps outside today, under the watchful eye of mother Waka. The eight-week-old cubs, who are yet to be sexed, were spotted running, climbing, and playfighting in their paddock. They are
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By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo has welcomed a second litter of rare northern African lion cubs, bringing the total number of cubs at the conservation zoo to seven. The four cubs, born as part of the conservation breeding programme for their threatened sub-species, were born to mum Waka and
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By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo’s four European Brown bears Mana, Minnie, Naya and Cinderella, have awoken after three months of deep slumber, signalling the start of spring at the UK’s largest zoo. The foursome were spotted frolicking through their woodland home and splashing in their pool in
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By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo’s trio of 11-week-old Northern African lion cubs have had their first health check, allowing their excited keepers to finally learn the sexes of the conservation zoo’s newest arrivals. The zoo’s expert vet team and keepers carried out the cubs’ medical exam
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By Jill Dando News Precious eggs from a rare Mexican fish species have successfully hatched at Bristol Zoological Society. Experts at the conservation and education charity took delivery of more than 50 boxer pupfish eggs before Christmas, from ZSL’s Whipsnade Zoo, as part of efforts to safeguard the species,