The calf is born at Whipsnade Zoo to mum Orla, who carried him for 13 months.

Four North African lion cubs born in a conservation zoo have been named by local school children and a prize-draw winner. Whipsnade Zoo's youngest litter of northern African lion cubs were born to ...

When Alex Simpson was a child, he dreamed of working as a zookeeper. Now, he works with rhinos, giraffes, hippos at the Whipsnade Zoo in the UK. He tells PEOPLE the animals can be hard to work with.

Zoo keepers have hand-reared an endangered penguin chick after it hatched as part of a breeding programme. The northern rockhopper penguin was named Noisy by Whipsnade Zoo staff as he constantly ...

Easter arrived early for animals at Whipsnade Zoo in England, with keepers treating penguins, lemurs, and ferrets to a collection of mouthwatering treats.

Whipsnade Zoo is fighting the extinction of a freshwater fish species recently found in their care by starting a new population with "precious" eggs.

BEDFORDSHIRE, England (WJW) – A zoo in England learned one of its rare fish may be the last of its kind in the world. Aquarists at Whipsnade Zoo have been caring for a critically endangered ...

Bird keeper Claire McSweeney from ZSL’s Whipsnade Zoo feeding a formally extinct in the wild sihek. Image courtesy of Thomas Manglona /KUAM. Extinction is not only a threat but a harsh reality.

Gerry was as determined as ever to be around animals, so soon found a job as a keeper in Whipsnade Zoo. ♪ ♪ The only Durrell to stay on Corfu after the war began was Margo.

The gay penguins that changed how we think about same-sex love As Sphen, a gay penguin, dies, research shows same-sex sexual behaviour by animals is common and has evolutionary advantages ...