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Sir David Attenborough sparks love in frogs during zoo visit
Love is in the air: a stripy frog, not a horny toad Photo: PA
After being at the zoo for three years without mating, eight Mission Golden-eyed Tree frogs finally did the deed during his visit.
To the surprise and delight of keepers at Reptile House, the stripy frogs - which are native to South America - [...]
Gorillas are fans of ‘smashing pumpkins’
There’s nothing more rock and roll than being surrounded by female fans and causing mayhem, and ZSL London Zoo’s gorillas are no exception to the rule.
Bobby the silverback gorilla is constantly surrounded by a trio of adoring ladies, but whilst he may not be throwing televisions from hotel windows any time soon, he does enjoy [...]
ZSL London Zoo’s ‘Dragon’s ten’
What do you give a Komodo dragon who’s celebrating a landmark 10th birthday? Well you give him a manicure of course!
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Raja, ZSL London Zoo’s adult dragon, is getting his nails cut in preparation for his birthday and National Reptile Day which are both on Saturday.
Being a Komodo dragon, and one of the [...]
Female monkeys get special Bounty
ZSL London Zoo’s group of female black capped squirrel monkeys have just received a nice surprise. The 11 girls, who live in the special ‘Meet the Monkeys’ walkthrough, have been joined by new arrival Bounty, a boy!
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Bounty, who joined us from a wildlife park in France, has come to [...]
ZSL scheme shows reptile loss threatens global biodiversity
More than a fifth of the world’s reptiles are threatened with extinction, a new method of monitoring the fortunes of groups of species revealed today.
Instead of assessing each individual species to see if it is at risk of dying out, the Sampled Red List Index (SRLI) examines a sample of 1,500 species from a [...]
6Oct2008 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedRelocating rhinos to the road to recovery
A daring new plan to move rhinos from a small sanctuary site to a large new one, where it is hoped that they will thrive and multiply, has begun.
For the first time in over 25 years, captive-bred black rhinos have been released back into the wild in Kenya after an intensive protection zone was [...]
3Oct2008 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedLondon Zoo needs £5m to split warring tigers
By Jessica Salter
Last Updated: 6:01am BST 01/10/2008
London Zoo needs to raise £5 million to create a new enclosure to separate two tigers who do not get on.
Keepers hoped that Lumpur, one of the zoo’s rare Sumatran tigers, would mate with Sarah, a tiger brought in from Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands.
But instead of finding love, the [...]
Elephants prove they’re flexible friends
A study among the Asian elephant herd at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has shown that elephants are not as rigid and inflexible as once thought. In fact they can easily ‘bend it like Beckham’ when they feel like it!
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The Royal Veterinary College’s John Hutchinson wanted to probe the historical myth – dating back [...]
Owls make demonstration a real hoot
ZSL London Zoo’s three young burrowing owls are reading for their starring roles, not long after being saved from heavy floods.
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Back in June 2008, keeper Darren Jordan was charged with looking after the trio after they were rescued from their flooding underground burrows. Under his care, the owls put [...]
Thames gets the seal of approval
Friday 22 August 2008
If you’re planning a summer bank holiday picnic on the banks of the Thames be sure to keep an eye out for Sammy the seal.
The seal is becoming a bit of a Thames celebrity, and is frequently spotted by workers at the City of London’s Billingsgate fish market.
Sammy is now included in [...]
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