Close-knit volunteers create elves for Paignton Zoo
Eric, Kyle, Smiler, Rose, Ember and Trouble – no, they’re not Santa’s reserve reindeer team, or challenging for the top ...
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Tasty treats for the animals at Paignton Zoo
Animals at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon have been taking time to smell the roses. And then eat them. Gorillas, ...
Elephant vs. pumpkin at Paignton Zoo
A giant pumpkin has met its match - an African elephant. The pumpkin, weighing approximately 31 kilos and grown by ...
“Inspiring zoo geek” is new head of charity’s education mission
Steve Nash happily describes himself as a recycled zookeeper and “a bit of a geek when it comes to zoos”. ...
South West business gives life-saving equipment to Paignton Zoo
A local company is helping the region’s top zoos save lives. SSG Training & Consultancy, which offers health, safety, environmental ...
Lion cubs make public debut at Paignton Zoo
Paignton Zoo’s rare Asiatic lion cubs have made their public debut. Two cubs – now identified as male - were ...
The Great Big Rhino Project’s million-dollar rhino
This is a rhino that’s worth its weight in chocolate… The Cockington Chocolate Company has smothered a medium-sized rhino model ...
This way up! Jellyfish off to new home
Living Coasts is moving some precious specimens – but keepers have to make sure they get the box the right ...
Charity celebrates volunteer achievements
A key local charity has been celebrating the achievements of its volunteers. The dedicated band clocked up the equivalent of ...
Devon artist creates rhino as part of project
A Devon artist is creating an extraordinary superhero – in his garage. Stuart Wright, from Exeter, is building a perfect ...
New year, new cheetah at Paignton Zoo
A new female cheetah has arrived at Paignton Zoo. Jahzara has come from Beekse Bergen Safari Park, in the Netherlands, ...
Local conservation charity’s hopes for 2016
One of the region’s key conservation charities is looking forward to a busy and successful 2016. The Whitley Wildlife Conservation ...
Britain’s Got Talons! Don’t miss Paignton Zoo’s bird show…
Paignton Zoo’s new bird show has claws. The close-encounter display features birds of prey including owls, hawks and falcons – ...
When owlets attack… Paignton Zoo chick attacks GoPro camera
A cute-looking snowy owlet at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon sidles up nonchalantly to a camera placed on the ...
Rare plant returns to Cornwall after century
Conservationists have reintroduced a rare plant to a site in Cornwall where it hasn’t been seen for 100 years. A ...
Paignton Zoo welcome new arrival
A Rothschild’s giraffe has been born at Paignton Zoo. The calf was born to mother Sangha at about 2.30pm on ...
Tiny moment of calm in a troubled land
While Zimbabwe collapses economically and socially, dedicated conservationists continue their battle to save the country’s wildlife. This tiny antelope – ...
Big-hearted zoo gorilla helps science
The 365 pound gorilla lying on his back on a bed of straw is helping medical science. Researchers are at ...
Orang utan Mali walks the tightrope at Zoo
Female Bornean orang utan Mali walks a tightrope – just like her species in the wild… Mali, who lives at ...
Zoo solves tortoise problem with lure of tomatoes
Weighing giant tortoises is a problem. The clue is in their name; at anything between 75 and 200 kilos, they ...
