Three northern African lion cubs have been pictured taking their first exploratory steps outside at a zoo. Their movements ...

Budding vets and conservationists can put their animal care skills to the test this February half term at Whipsnade Zoo - with Vets in Action, an exciting and immersive role-playing experience for ...

Animals like giant pandas, Asian elephants and orangutans were transferred to Whipsnade Zoo, nestled in the countryside. The venomous animals, however, presented a grim dilemma. If bombing raids ...

But Caramel, the eldest Bactrian camel at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms, died this week at the age of 21. Otherwise known as the Mongolian camel, a distinguishing feature of this mammal ...

Edinburgh was the first British zoo to be inspired by the idea of displaying animals without bars, opening in 1913. Zoological parks opened at Chester and Whipsnade in 1931. These were the first ...

Sarah McGregor, from Whipsnade Zoo, said: "It's been 17 years since ... Tricked into sniffing the little animal, unlucky lions can end up with one of the porcupine's spikes stuck inside their ...

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

The last two elephants at the Bronx Zoo should be immediately moved to an animal sanctuary, a group of Big Apple lawyers contended Wednesday as questions about the pair’s care continue to swirl.

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...