All news on the topic: Zoos

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Endangered baby giraffe takes first steps after being born at zoo
The adorable Rothschild's giraffe was born at Chester Zoo and was seen taking its first steps just 30 minutes after being born. There are only around 2,500 in the wild
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Tourist attraction prices in 1974 show how much expensive days out in UK are now
A trip to tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens, London Zoo and Westminster Abbey have all become a lot more expensive in real terms in the past 50 years
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easyJet holidays says new animal welfare policy will promote responsible travel
The move means that easyJet holidays will not offer or promote any harmful animal-based attractions within their tours and activities programme
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Inside Taylor Swift's £11,000-a-night villa in Singapore with its own rainforest
Taylor Swift hasn't held back when it comes to the accommodation for the latest leg of her Eras Tour staying in a lavish villa that comes complete with a private pool and its very own entertainment terrace
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Travis Kelce breaks silence on "amazing" Australia trip to see Taylor Swift
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has spoken out on his whirlwind trip to Australia to see girlfriend Taylor Swift, which saw him mobbed by fans and media alike
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Travis Kelce speaks out on Taylor Swift relationship and calls out 'false media'
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has spoken about his relationship with Taylor Swift for the first time since they were last seen together in Australia
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Officials accused of secretly planning to kill Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos
Around 74 of the cocaine kingpin's hippos were due to be moved to wildlife refuges but there have been delays. One animal expert claims that it is because officials want to kill the hippos
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Adorable baby monkey born at UK zoo offers new hope for endangered species
Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is now home to a one-week-old Francois' langur - who comes from a family of monkeys listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List
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World's smallest monkey arrives at zoo and is tinier than a piece of broccoli
Rosie is an adult female pygmy marmoset weighing in at just 108g - and she's already developed a crush on her new male companion
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China sending giant pandas to the US again for the first time in two decades
China has finally agreed to send pandas to the US again and one of the pandas being considered is a descendant of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two of the San Diego Zoo’s former inhabitants
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Parents' fury as school kids 'treated like monkeys in zoo' with outdoor lunches
Children at the school have been made to sit in 40-minute picnics in cold conditions - sparking parents to hit back, as they called the new rule 'absolutely disgusting'
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Travis Kelce parties to Taylor Swift's music after flying to Australia for her
Travis Kelce returned to Las Vegas to continue celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl triumph just a day after flying 20,000 miles to see girlfriend Taylor Swift in Australia
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Rocket-hit zoo in war-torn Ukraine offers sanctuary during conflict
One of Ukraine's oldest zoos - Mykolaiv Zoo - shut on the second day of Russia's invasion in February 2022 and days later it was hit - but it's still open and a place 'to rest souls'
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce come under fire from PETA after Sydney Zoo date
PETA expressed its disappointment after Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce visited Sydney Zoo - and urged the couple to consider going to 'a true sanctuary' instead
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Taylor Swift fans have a strange theory about her zoo date with Travis Kelce
Exactly six years before their Sydney Zoo visit, Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce admitted he 'couldn't resist a good zoo' after a fan invited him to visit Omaha, Nebraska
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Taylor Swift proves how hard it was being 'separated' from Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift proves it's hard being 'separated' from Travis Kelce as she asserts 'ownership.' Body language expert Judi James reads betwen the lines of the romance between the high-profile couple
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Glittery elephant poo is being used for unique reason at zoo
The zoo is using edible glitter to help identify the faeces of three female Asian elephants and determine if they are pregnant. The samples are then sent for testing in a lab
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Giant 171-stone crocodile which 'ate fisherman and 12-year-old' died of stress
Lolong the saltwater crocodile was 21ft long and weighed 157 stone, and became infamous in the Philippines after reportedly eating a fisherman and a 12-year-old girl
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Rare baby spider monkey cradled by mum as she makes first public appearance
Olive's birth at Chester Zoo provides hope for the highly threatened spider monkey species is vulnerable to extinction in the wild, with more than 80 per cent of its population having been lost in the last 50 years
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Missing zoo animal on the run for weeks after escaping park is finally found
Dartmoor Zoo' Malu, a Palawan binturong, went on the run for the second time in as many months but was found unhurt in the Devon countryside after a villager spotted him
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Critically endangered rhino gives birth to adorable tiny calf at UK animal park
The 73kg baby rhino is one of just a few Black Rhino calf's left in the world - and is already 'becoming such a character' as he explores the outdoor reserve in Yorkshire
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UK's long-lost funicular railway that was once 'cheapest ride in the world'
Despite serving huge crowds - 400,000 in its opening year - the service has not been used in almost a century. Today, some features of the old funicular railway remain
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Europe's 'biggest theme park' that's been left as an abandoned wasteland
Wonderland Eurasia cost around £650million and was once hailed as one of Turkey's 'symbols of pride' - but it shut one year after its grand opening and has been left in decay since 2020
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Crane that fell in love with zookeeper and shunned other birds dies at age 42
Walnut, a popular crane at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, chose one of the attraction's workers as her mate and built up a cult following because of it
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Celebrity owl's escape from zoo remains mystery as bird enjoys year of freedom
Flaco became a social media star and has a flock of followers since fleeing from New York City's Central Park Zoo and after one year of freedom, the beloved bird is thriving in the urban wilds