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London Zoo's night-vision photos of superstition-shrouded animals

31 October 2024London Zoo keepers capture night-time photographs of superstition-shrouded creatures

12ft giraffe transported in “giraffemobile” for a stay at London Zoo

16 October 2024Wilfred was chauffeured to London Zoo via “giraffemobile” for a taste of city life

Extinct species at London Zoo

16 October 2024The animals that historically lived at the Zoo that are now sadly extinct.

Over 6,000 ‘extinct’ snails return to the wild, with a re-established wild species now confirmed

26 September 2024For the first time in 40 years, our conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult Partula tohiveana – meaning the precious molluscs have successfully established themselves in French Polynesia.

London Zoo’s annual weigh-in records animals’ vital statistics

19 August 2024This year's annual weigh-in records animals’ vital statistics

Babirusa pigs born at London Zoo for the first time

16 August 2024The first time the pigs have ever been born at London Zoo, their arrival on 23 July marks an important step in the conservation zoo’s work to protect numbers of the species.

Banksy: What does it mean?

14 August 2024A picture paints a thousand words

Banksy at London Zoo

13 August 2024The artist’s ninth animal mural was unveiled on the conservation Zoo’s shutters

'Taking' underwater penguins to the streets of London

26 July 2024Olympic penguins make a splash in 360° videoscape

Komodo dragons have metal-tipped teeth – and London Zoo’s Ganas was key to new discovery