Identical twins George and Hugh Palmer opened the zoo in Barry, South Wales, and it became the talk of the town - and the national press when one of them was arrested in very unusual circumstances ...

When you're a baby orangutan facing a long and daunting trip abroad, a bit of luxury goes a long way. Kiwi was given a ...

In the first year, animals were borrowed from the Central Park zoo (think elephants, monkeys, camels, bears—you name it).

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When you're a baby orangutan facing a long daunting trip abroad, a bit of luxury goes a long way. Kiwi was given her own ...

Now, the keepers at Monkey World have two youngsters to care for, as on October 15 they welcomed three-month-old male orang-utan, Sibu, from Dublin Zoo after his mother was unable to feed him. On ...

Kiwi, who weighs more than 5kg (11lbs), is the second baby orangutan to join the Dorset creche for orphaned and rejected ...