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From behind the scenes animal updates, to exclusive zoo baby announcements, read the latest Zoo news here. Plus, keep up-to-date on events at Whipsnade Zoo, and find out all about our amazing science and conservation work.
- Precious Escargot
Extinct snails head back to the wild
14 September 2023Whipsnade zookeeper releases thousands of extinct snails back to French Polynesian islands
- New born at Whipsnade Zoo
First pictures of endangered Francois langur baby born at Whipsnade Zoo
4 September 2023Zookeepers share first pics of endangered Francois langur baby born at conservation zoo
- Annual Weigh In
Animals step onto the scales for Whipsnade Zoo's Annual Weigh In
21 August 202311,000 animals weighed and measures at UK's largest Zoo
- Is it time to get up yet?
No sleep for Whipsnade Zoo elephant herd as baby elephant wants to play
11 August 2023Night vision cameras at Whipsnade Zoo’s Centre for Elephant Care show 11-month-old Asian elephant Nang Phaya crawling over aunties Lucha and Karishma
- A future stallion is born
Whipsnade zookeepers celebrate the birth of endangered Grevy’s zebra
7 August 2023The most threatened zebra in the world has been born at Whipsnade Zoo, after an epic 13-month-long pregnancy
- Double the hope
Endangered red panda family grows with birth of twins at Whipsnade Zoo
2 August 2023One-month-old twin red pandas curl up in their cosy nest box at Whipsnade Zoo
- Four Extinct in the Wild hatchlings are hand reared
Guam kingfisher recovery project takes flight
24 July 2023Whipsnade zookeeper hand rears Extinct in the Wild birds in US ahead of first wild release
- European brown bears are splashing for summer
European brown bears go wild in the sunshine at Whipsnade Zoo
19 July 2023Four bears let their fur down at Whipsnade Zoo, galloping around their wooded home before cooling off in their pond
- An iconic bird, considered sacred in Japan, has hatched
Vulnerable, red-crowned crane chick gets first health check
13 July 2023A vulnerable, red-crowned crane hatchling has received a clean bill of health from vets this week at Whipsnade Zoo
- Abandoned egg hatches to adoptive parents at Whipsnade Zoo
Chick adopted by flamboyant flamingos at Whipsnade Zoo
5 July 2023A flamingo chick has been adopted by new parents after being abandoned as an egg - first spending a month in an incubator where dedicated zookeepers could ensure the new-hatchling's survival.
