All news on the topic: Zoos

Drivers were puzzled when they saw a "gorilla" direct traffic after temporary traffic lights caused gridlocked roads in Watford. It turned out to be a dad who wanted to cheer up frustrated drivers

After five days on the run, a rogue monkey was finally captured, after the adorable primate fell foul to the tempting smell of a good old-fashioned Yorkshire pudding

Groundhog Day is a big deal in the US, but other animals have been predicting the weather for centuries

A Californian zoo launches Valentine's Day fundraiser that lets you name a cockroach or rat after your 'love rat' ex – before feeding it to an animal ‘resident'

A missing monkey which escaped its enclosure Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig over the weekend has been found after a search lasting five days around the local area involving drones

The Japanese macaque, nicknamed 'Kingussie Kong', fled his enclosure in Kincraig, Scotland, on Sunday and is yet to be captured - despite being spotted stealing nuts from locals

At the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, scientists have made a ­breakthrough, raising hopes of saving the most endangered mammal on the planet - the northern white rhino

Kevin Cuthbert was shocked to discover the baby crocodile gecko in his bag of Scotch bonnet chillies from his local Asda in Llandudno and named him after the frozen vegetables he came in

A 32-year-old volunteer was forced to sever his own arm as a bear clutched onto his arm as he placed food inside an enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Thailand

Delilah, the oldest gorilla in the UK, was able to reach the remarkable age of 60 due to the care of the animal teams at Belfast Zoo where she ate baby porridge every day

While fellow members of Team GB are expected to make a beeline for selfies with tennis ace Novak Djokovic and France football sensation Kylian Mbappé, Josh Kerr will be walking the other way as he focuses on what he needs

Francesca Griffiths, 35, didn't think she'd ever win the lottery - but just two weeks after cancelling her ticket, she's six-figures richer and preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime safari trip with her mum

Ukrainian soldiers found an Asiatic black bear in the village of Yampil - and the animal has now found a new home at Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian

A teenage TikTok sensation from Belfast has shut down his controversial makeshift zoo under mysterious circumstance after concerns from animal welfare organisations regarding the 'sanctuary'

Lions and emaciated monkeys are believed to be starving to death at Rafah Zoo in the southern Gaza strip, a region in which the population faces the risk of famine

Sweet photos show the moment animals at petting and experience zoo, Get To Know Animals in Epping, Essex, dived into scrumptious treats including mince pies and Brussel sprouts

You might have thought that dogs were man's best friend, but it turns out it's orangutans. One Mancunian was left emotional after needing to breastfeed her baby in a zoo next to the primate

Karlos Vemola, an MMA veteran who now fights for OKTAGON, has a bizarre pet collection - and he cited Mike Tyson for his love of tigers

After a successful breeding program, the San Diego Zoo has announced that the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect is now on display in a special exhibit

Activists around the world have long campaigned for Bua Noi to be moved from Pata Zoo in Thailand, which is situated on the roof of an old Bangkok mall as even singer Cher joined the campaign

Steven Seagal and UK politician George Galloway have been seen playing tug-of-war with a tiger-lion hybrid at a zoo in Dubai - the pair even posed for some peculiar snaps

Six-month-old Fenn, who was born in the North Carolina Zoo in May, was feeding when another giraffe jostled him causing him to bolt. As he ran he hit a gate suffering head and neck trauma

Kim Kardashian appears to have picked her Premier League team after she was seen wearing a Manchester United Baseball cap despite her visit to see Arsenal at The Emirates earlier this year

A three year old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at a zoo in Chicago in 1996 and was saved by a gorilla named Binti Jua

Donna Rose has taken in abandoned and mistreated animals into her sanctuary in Epping, Essex - but hundreds of them including Nigel the cockatoo and Lacoste the alligator face being homeless without more funding