Saturday marks the anniversary of the Zoological Society of London. The international scientific, conservation and educational charity was founded...

The Duke of Edinburgh jokingly declared London Zoo's new Sumatran tiger enclosure "closed" moments after one of the big cats appeared inches from his ...

Meet Whipsnade Zoo’s awww-some new arrival – a baby giraffe who’s just one month old and already standing tall at almost six feet. At the mom...

A deadly strain of avian malaria has killed six of London Zoo’s penguins. The disease is spread by mosquitoes, which have thrived in the wet and ...

Conservationists have identified 100 of the most threatened animals, plants and fungi on the planet. The list has been drawn up by 8,000 scientists...

As dawn was breaking across London, the Paralympic torch was being carried through the capital towards the Olympic Park, where tonight it will ignite ...

If any animals at London Zoo have been sneakily stealing extra portions of food from their friends they’re about to be found out, because the annual...

The heatwave affecting the UK over the last few days might have given your tan a boost - and possibly started a few fires - but for the exotic animals...

Counting sheep is fairly commonplace, but what about counting penguins, lions, tigers and bears? London Zookeepers have the tricky but essential t...

This week, Australians will mark, but definitely not celebrate, a poignant and rather shameful anniversary. 75 years will have passed since the last Tasmanian Tiger died at Hobart Zoo on 7 September 1936