Debut dip for hippo calf at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo A baby hippo had a splashing time at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after taking a dip in the public pool for the very first time. The five-week-old common hippo calf had been snuggled up to mum, Lola, in their private dens, before making its first appearance in […]
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Baby hippo makes a big splash
January 17, 2014Christmas comes early for chimpanzees
December 24, 2013Christmas comes early for chimpanzees Festive treats at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Zookeepers are busy packing presents full of their favourite nuts and stuffing snack-filled stockings.click here to see all the photos http://celebrityphotosuk.photoshelter.com/gallery/Christmas-for-the-chimpanzees/G0000gRfOEy5gwxw/ The troop of six, which includes brothers Phil and Grant, will also be waking up to festive fruit wreaths to hang up on their climbing […]
Zoo with a view
June 29, 2013Zoo with a view Penguins enjoy spectacular sunset at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo A group of black footed penguins gaze across the Dunstable Downs at a striking sunset this week. With their pool perched on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, the penguins enjoy the very best view in the Zoo every evening as the sun […]
Baby elephant bath time
May 5, 2013A baby elephant at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo covers himself in sand – seconds after keepers finish scrubbing him squeaky clean. click here to see all the photos http://celebrityphotosuk.photoshelter.com/gallery/baby-elephant-first-bath/G00006es8O5I6768/ For 18-month-old Asian elephant Scott, bath time in the sunshine with mum, Azizah, is his favourite time of the day. And while it may seem as […]
Look out, lemurs about First glimpse of new home at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
April 12, 2013Six ring-tailed lemurs have had the first glimpse of their new island home at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after travelling almost 200 miles from the Netherlands. click here to see all the photos http://celebrityphotosuk.photoshelter.com/gallery/lemurs-new-home-at-ZSL-whipsnade-zoo/G0000TD6OEAn9GXg/ The girls – called Chloe, Hannelies, Daphne, Helene, Naomi, and Pien – have been busy exploring their brand new island, complete with […]
Zoo’s Mother’s Day surprise First calf for yak mum aged 11
March 9, 2013ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has welcomed its first yak baby in more than a decade, just in time for Mother’s Day. click here to see all the photos http://celebrityphotosuk.photoshelter.com/gallery/ZSL-Whipsnade-Zoo-Mothera-s-Day-surprise/G00000xJopVzcaQ0/ The four-week-old calf, who keepers have named Zak, was born in the early hours of February 8 and is an extra special arrival for […]
Christmas comes early at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
December 19, 2012Festive treats for meerkats, lemurs and otters ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s animals will be waking up to Christmas a week early as keepers give them a host of festive treats to get them in the holiday spirit. Meerkats Paul, George and Ringo will be posting letters to Santa in their very own red post-box, before enjoying […]
EASTENDER Pam St Clement open Lookout Lodge at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
April 4, 2012Actress Pam St Clement – best known for playing Pat Butcher in EastEnders – will be visiting old friends at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo as she launched the Zoo’s new overnight experience, Lookout Lodge.to view all the photos click here http://celebrityphotosuk.photoshelter.com/gallery-list An animal lover and keen conservationist, Pam had a sneak peak of the eight lodges nestled at […]
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo annual stocktake
January 10, 2012ZSL Whipsnade Zoo annual stocktake – the mammoth task of counting every animal at the Zoo. The UK’s biggest Zoo is home to more than 200 different species and each creature, great or small, needs to be tallied up. 2011 saw the pitter-patter of many tiny feet at the Zoo, with the birth of two endangered lynx kittens, […]
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