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Here's some adorable footage of our otter pups to brighten up your day! You'...
Keepers at ZSL London Zoo have shared the exciting moment first-time parents...
Baby Zhiwa is 6 months old - we're looking back on some of her cutest...
Elizabeth's having a splashing time! Can you believe she celebrated her...
Our keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo have been boosting morale by practising...
Ben's back, bringing the Zoo to you, this time from Rainforest Life!
Keeper Brandon introduces you to Jack, our large hairy armadillo and shares...
Our endangered Przewalski’s foal has been spotted practising some fancy...
Behan and Zhiwa enjoying their rainbow ice block in the sunshine
Join our lemurs as they enjoy a sweet potato ice pop in the sunshine...
We've released amazing video taken by keepers, showing the moment our newest...
As Britain basks in glorious sunshine ahead of the bank holiday, ZSL...
We are so grateful for the kind messages and support from our members during...
Ben's joined by our squirrel monkeys as he brings you another fun (and...
Meet our Grevy's zebra herd as they enjoy their lunch, as we bring the Zoo...
Our European brown bears play-fighting in the sunshine.
We're bringing the Zoo to you with help from Bandit and her box.
Our keepers have got a spring in their step, after welcoming 14 fawns to the...
Our ring-tailed lemurs are helping us show our support for key workers
Ben introduces you to our comet moth, as he brings the Zoo to you from our...
Join Sonya, Mark and our ring-tailed lemurs as we bring the Zoo to you!
Zhiwa steps onto the scales ahead of turning five months old
Keepers give our chimps a chance to lap up appreciation for our gallant NHS...
A rare penguin chick which will grow up to sport a head of blonde feathers...
Join Ben as he brings the Zoo to you with help from our meerkats!
Keeper Alex shares her video diary and introduces you to our very noisy and...
Our baby sloth, Elio, celebrates her 1st birthday on 30 April!
There’s another new baby at the Zoo! Say hello to our endangered Przewalski’...
Our squirrel monkey troop love investigating new things, so keepers hid...
Our youngest giraffe celebrated his 1st birthday on 26 April 2020 with a...
We've put up a symbolic sign of appreciation above our Giraffe House to...
Hoofstock keepers Joe and Mick take Noemie for her regular walk around the...
Keepers at ZSL London Zoo send birthday wishes to HRH Prince Louis of...
Join Ben and Oni for a fun fact about the okapi - take note for your next...
Our tower of giraffes enjoy an afternoon snack as we bring the Zoo to you!...
First time Mum Wilma and Dad Otis have welcomed five tiny piglets into our...
Take a few minutes to relax, unwind, and journey through our Butterfly House...
Sticking to the tradition of naming our yak herd after Harry Potter...
Join keeper Tara for a recall training session with our otters!
Predator keeper Tom gives our meerkat mob some eggciting Easter eggs to...
‘Adventurous four’ dwarf mongoose pups have been born at ZSL London Zoo. ...
Watch Elizabeth the elephant have the BEST time playing! We hope she makes...
Baby rhino Zhiwa explores the large paddock for the first time with mum...
Join Elise and our penguins as we bring the Zoo to you!
Join keeper Jessica for a behind the scenes tour of ZSL London Zoo. Watch to...
Join keeper David to watch recall training in action with our Hanuman langur...
BUGS team leader, Dave Clarke, shares his video diary, showing how our...
Our pygmy goats miss you!
Zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo stand in solidarity with our NHS.
With everything going on at the moment, we hope baby Zhiwa makes you smile...
Get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air this spring at the UK's largest Zoo!...
These three have been having a bear-illiant time outside in the sunshine!...
Our new red river hog family have very different personalities, but have one...
When half term's only just started and the kids are already getting restless...
Oni has been having regular ultrasounds since keepers first suspected she...
Our European brown bears at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo have been captured on camera...
A huge happy birthday to Ijuma who celebrated her 12th birthday on 1...
Dwarf mongoose mum Norma gave birth to two adorable pups in November, and...
Ever wondered what it would be like to sleep over at the Zoo?
Visit adorable baby Star in Rainforest Life!
Baby Zhiwa splashing around in the water is the cutest thing!
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s keepers have begun the mammoth task of counting every...
We're wishing you a Hoppy New Year!
2019 brought us some adorable new arrivals at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo!
We're looking back at some of ZSL London Zoo's new arrivals in 2019!
Our keepers have had a busy start to 2020 as they dusted off their...
Warm up this winter in our indoor animal exhibits at ZSL London Zoo!
We're celebrating the Christmas arrival of a baby tamandua called Star at...
Meet our adorable baby greater one-horned rhino at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Our white rhinos, lions, lemurs and pygmy goats woke up to fab-yule-ous...
The ‘cubs’ put in a good effort, but it was dad Botzman who showed them how...
Meet gentle giant Hugo, one of our greater one-horned rhinos at ZSL...
Pygmy hippo, Tapon, celebrated his 14th birthday on Monday 11 November 2019...
Matilda and Pip had a whole l’otter fun getting their claws on their...
Bhanu, Heidi, Rubi and Indi woke up to the iconic lamp post from The Lion,...
Our animals at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are getting into the Halloween spirit to...
We've got slow much love for baby sloth Elio and her mum Marilyn ahead of...
All eyes on the gruesome side of nature this Halloween half term! Join us...
Two Extinct-in-the-Wild Partula snail species have returned to their native...
Visit our handsome Bhanu at ZSL London Zoo!
Our adorable baby sloth Elio is a girl!
Our keepers have been using ingenious tactics to entice our animals to stand...
A huge-scale operation is well underway as our animals step onto the scales...
Keepers at ZSL London Zoo have one week to weigh and measure 592 different...
Who’d have thought that Asim would choose that as his favourite scent!
Kids will love our obstacle course, driving in an official mini Landrover...
You’d be amazed at the things our keepers overhear around the Zoo. Here are...
Watch our pride show off their prowess and strength with their brand-new,...
Our all-new children’s zoo and play park is the perfect place for little...
Discover more about ZSL's conservation work with freshwater fish, and visit...
Lena, Nancy and Polly are about as prickly as playmates get!
Our experts reveal five amazing facts that you're bound to never have heard...
We’re saying goodbye to Malcolm who has moved to Bristol Zoo Gardens as part...
Lioness Rubi celebrated her 10th birthday with a giant birthday present...
Explore Rainforest Life with our London Zoo ‘keeper-cam’!
Ever wondered what a zookeeper’s day is like? Take a peek with our keeper...
Our giraffe calf Khari, born on 26 April 2019, has been enjoying the...
Meet Elio our adorable baby sloth at ZSL London Zoo!
Zookeepers capture the moment three-year old Humboldt penguin Braccino lays...
Get the zookeepers’-eye view down at Penguin Beach.
Amur tiger cub Makari cuddles up with dad Botzman at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Keepers at ZSL London Zoo shelled out on an eggs-tra special surprise for...
Poco turns one on 31 March 2019 and keepers treated him to an early birthday...
Our two-toed sloth Marilyn was treated to some beautiful flowers for Mother'...
Come face-to-face with the tallest mammal in the world at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo...
Effie is well-known in the Zoo for her huge appetite and will happily steal...
Nuru the giraffe celebrated her third birthday on 24 February 2019 with a...
Blue monitor lizards are known for their amazing ability to problem solve....
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s keepers began the mammoth task of counting every animal...
Be one of the privileged few to get up close and feed our pride of African...
Get up close to the world's tallest animals with this special Meet the...
We celebrated International Cheetah Day on 4 December 2018!
Our Meet the Giraffes video shows you what to expect when you book this...
Watch what happens in our Meet the Rainforest experience!
Meet our inquisitive meerkat family whilst feeding them their favourite...
Meet our Head of Birds, Zuzana, as she talks about our fantastic colony of...
In January 2019, zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo dusted off their clipboards,...
December 2018 was the very first Christmas for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s three...
As 2018 draws to a close, we're looking back at some of our new arrivals...
Meghan the okapi celebrated her first birthday on 3 December 2018 with tasty...
Our Amur tiger cubs - Czar, Makari and Dmitri - will be six months old in...
Happy birthday to Kumbuka who turned 21 on 15 November 2018
Breakfast time had a macabre makeover for our gorillas in October 2018 at...
Visit our fang-tastic animals at ZSL London Zoo!
Meghan the okapi celebrates World Okapi Day 2018!
Animals of the Savannah is a stunning new collection inspired by African...
Discover how Rainbow was saved by heroic keepers at ZSL London Zoo
Our adorable Amur tiger cubs at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo were born on 23 June 2018...
Four endangered Amur tiger cubs were born to mum Naya and dad Botzman in...
Our adorable baby two-toed sloth Lento loves to wake mum up for a play.
ZSL's keepers have been counting the animals in the annual stocktake 2018....
As we near the end of 2017, we take a look back at some of the year's...
As we near the end of 2017, we're looking back at some of the new arrivals...
As 2017 draws to a close, we take a look back at some of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's...
Cinderella and Snow White joined us in November 2017 and are settling in...
Meet ZSL's new Director General Dominic Jermey who was appointed in November...
Say hello to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's latest arrival, Hodor the baby hippopotamus...
On International Tiger Day, 29th July, discover how ZSL is working for a...
Ever wondered how you give a giraffe a pedicure? Our dedicated keepers here...
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s brand new Centre for Elephant Care was given the royal...
Our pack of sisters moved to their new home in Spring 2017.
Aye-aye mum Salem caught showing off her parenting skills in footage...
It's been another great year for Science and Conservation at ZSL, discover...
Bring your pupils along for a visit at ZSL London Zoo and discover all that...
Discover fascinating facts about the elusive okapi in our latest Curious...
Elizabeth the Asian elephant loves playing in the sand!
ZSL are working for a world #WithWildlife.
Find out about the science behind the reintroduction of New Zealand's rare...
Experience a seal survey in this 360 video.
Did you know there were seals in the Thames?
Close contact between badgers and cattle may not be responsible for the...
Sir David Attenborough joined staff at ZSL London Zoo to mark the official...
Find out how scientists are battling to save the mountain chicken from...
Discover more about the world's largest lizard and the clever method it uses...
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are celebrating the birth of a rather regal Asian elephant...
Find out about the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world's last pristine...
Will you take the #OneLess pledge?
Find out about ZSL scientists who act as the CSI of the sea.
Ravens at the Tower of London get a health check.
Find out how Sir David Attenborough has inspired ZSL staff to work for...
ZSL scientists use camera-traps as animal 'speed cameras'.
Prof. David Field explains the role and responsibilities of a modern zoo and...
Take a 360 degree tour of part of ZSL London Zoo's new immersive exhibit...
Try out this interactive video to find out if you have what it takes to be a...
Take a 360 degree tour of the High Street in our brand new Land of the Lions...
This week's Curious Creature is the cheeky Hanuman langur. Find out more...
Find out about ZSL London Zoo's all-action new arrival, Xena the serval.
Find out how life around India's Gir forest inspired the design of Land of...
Find out how ZSL and its partners are working to protect the majestic...
Land of the Lions has been given a royal opening by HM The Queen and HRH The...
How difficult is it to track the world's smallest and slowest sloth?...
This week's Curious Creature is the fabulously fuzzy gentle lemur!
Find out why Killer whales are facing the threat of extinction in European...
Highlights of how ZSL has been working for wildlife in 2015.
This week's Curious Creature is the fascinating Golden Orb-Weaving Spider....
Find out about the most mysterious creature at ZSL London Zoo!
Zoo keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo have been using a GoPro to record how the...
This week's Curious Creature is the bizarre-looking Surinam Toad.
Find out about the incredible life cycle of the Critically Endangered...
Find out how spiders are actually more likely to save your life than do you...
Get up close to some of natures most beautiful creatures!
Get closer to one of nature's most fascinating creatures!
ZSL are working to secure the future of the critically endangered Asiatic...
Watch these two baby camels become the best of friends!
Go behind the scenes and find out how our Horticulture team brought this...
Check out ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's brand new Visitor Centre!
This film documents the awareness-raising campaign 'Go For Salamander' based...
Learn about the jewel wasp - the insect body-snatcher!
Find out all about the amazing and critically endangered pangolin.
The animals at ZSL London Zoo lined up two by two to be counted by their...
Learn about how ZSL are helping to breed Mountain chicken frogs on their...
This week's Curious Creature is the amazingly weird Chinese Giant Salamander...
Find out about how ZSL are working to save the Chinese giant salamander.
This weeks Curious Creature is the magnificent caiman lizard.
This week's Curious Creature is the rather odd looking grey slender loris....
Find out how ZSL and the IUCN Red List work together to conserve some of the...
This week's Curious Creature is the ancient and mysterious beaded lizard....
This week's Curious Creature is the adorable looking longhorn cowfish.
Learn about how we train our amazing Komodo dragons.
Find out about the ancient and mysterious Axolotl and its amazing powers of...
Find out what happened when Critically Endangered mountain chicken frogs...
The enigmatic pangolin, or scaly anteater, is literally being eaten out of...
Lions400 is the Zoological Society of London's campaign to secure the future...
Find out more about the brand new Meet the Animals experiences launched at...
They may be small in size but they have massive personalities!
HRH The Duke of Cambridge joined the United for Wildlife organisations at a...
Learn the fascinating story about the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.
TRH The Duke of Cambridge and The Prince of Wales meet conservation leaders...
ZSL have teamed up with the ...
First ever footage of a little known species of seahorse.
Two ZSL EDGE scientists set out on a population survey of critically...
Find out how ZSL are working to save wild Sumatran tigers.
This film, shot in Sapo National Park, 2011, is the first to capture a wild...
Find out all about Project Ocean.
Our expert keeper Hayley Jakeman answers your questions about red pandas....
Find out about the work of the Institute of Zoology in this video.
ZSL is able to monitor the tiger population in specific areas through the...
ZSL tiger biologist, Citra, and her team are on a routine patrol in Berbak...
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Covid-19 most likely originated in a species of bat before...
