The zoo is the former home of Hamish, who in 2017 was the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years. Hamish's mother, Victoria, gave birth to the new cub in her den earlier this week.

The first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years is ... on the thousands of people who visited the park since his birth and helped to highlight the threats many species face in the ...

A polar bear lies in the gravel on a barrier island ... Polar bears are having a tougher time finding food, and the birth weight of cubs has dropped over the past three decades.