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The Latest Breaking News from Whipsnade Zoo

Is London getting its own Moo Deng? A potted history of our pygmy hippos

Pygmies have always had star quality, but recently they’ve catapulted into the spotlight. Maddy Mussen delves into the sad reason the capital hasn’t got its own tiny hippo

Evening Standard

11,000 animals ‘lured’ on to scales at Bedfordshire zoo for annual weigh-in

Butterflies, lemurs and bears were a part of Whipsnade Zoo’s weigh-in on Monday.

The Independent UK

Birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers hope for endangered species

The WWF predicts that the number of red pandas left in the wild could be as low at 2,500.

The Independent UK

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One of Britain’s oldest chimps, Koko, celebrates her 50th birthday

Koko, who resides at Whipsnade Zoo, reached the milestone on Sunday, outliving a chimpanzee’s average life expectancy by more than 10 years

Evening Standard

Zoo’s oldest chimp reaches grand old age of 50

Koko, who resides at Whipsnade Zoo, reached the milestone on Sunday, outliving a chimpanzee’s average life expectancy by more than 10 years.

The Independent UK

Goats from ZSL conservation zoos to race each other in charity challenge

The month long event which launches on June 1 will see participants walk, cycle or swim a combined 40,075km.

The Independent UK

Critically endangered foal born at Whipsnade Zoo gives keepers ‘immense’ hope

The rare Przewalski’s foal was born on April 13.

The Independent UK

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One of the world’s rarest pigs to celebrate first Mother’s Day with newborn

There are said to be fewer than 200 Visayan warty pigs left in the wild.

The Independent UK

New baby giraffe is ‘vital’ for conservation, Whipsnade Zoo says

Wilfred was born on Remembrance Day

The Independent UK

10,000 animals get on the scales in UK's largest zoo's annual weigh-in

The event takes place every year, with every animal from aardvarks to wolverines being weighed

Wales Online

Proud flamingo dads raise abandoned chick at UK zoo

Devoted dads, Hudson and Blaze, were instantly chosen to co-parent the abandoned chick

The Independent UK

Zookeepers save endangered baby birds by hand-feeding them 12 times a day

Keepers at Whipsnade Zoo stepped in to hand-rear the two blue-crowned laughingthrush chicks.

The Independent UK

Royal fans spot major mix-up during countdown to Queen's Jubilee celebrations

The Royal Family has been counting down to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations on social media - but made an error with one of their posts that was quickly spotted by fans

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