These lemurs were born to dance! Earlier today, England's Chester Zoo announced to its Facebook page that it was welcoming a pair of incredibly rare 'dancing' lemurs as part of its conservation ...

Africa's rarest large mammal has been born at Chester Zoo. The female bongo mountain bongo is only the second to be born at the Cheshire attraction in the last 15 years. Mike Jordan, from the zoo, ...

Chester Zoo has welcomed the news that the UK government is working with the EU to cut red tape on conservation transfers. Before 2021, around 1,400 zoo animals were transported between the UK and EU ...

History has been made again at Chester Zoo during 2025. A number of momentous births have occurred at the zoo this year - ...

Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had a record mating season, conservationists have said. Chester Zoo released the spiders a ...

A pair of Asiatic lions have arrived at a British zoo as part of efforts to protect the highly endangered species from extinction. A male named Nilay, and a female named Shanti, arrived at Chester Zoo ...

Female Bonita, 16, and her 11-year-old son Remi, moved into Chester Zoo after being transported from a safari park in Cumbria.

An incredibly rare Philippine spotted deer fawn has been born at Chester Zoo. Born on 9 September 2023, the male named Hercules stood at just 30cm tall and weighed only two kilograms. The species is ...

A great-great-grandmother Martha was known as 'the grand old lady of Chester Zoo' A 59-year-old orangutan who was "fundamental" to the establishment of a global conservation breeding programme has ...

Two incredible snow leopards have arrived at Chester Zoo ahead of the opening of a huge new Himalayan habitat for the species. It’s the first time in the conservation charity’s 93-year history that ...

Ground breaking science by Chester Zoo, in partnership with The University of Manchester, has helped to achieve a rhino baby boom. Researchers have spent the last five years carefully monitoring the ...

Astonished onlookers caught sight of a rare baby chimpanzee as it clings to his adoring mother at Chester Zoo. The new male infant was born to mum Alice following an eight-month pregnancy in front of ...