Who knew?

We posted a video earlier this month of the first tiger cub to be born in London Zoo in 17 years - but we are now saddened by the news that the cub has died.

Animals had their beach bodies put to the test in the summer sunshine as keepers put them on the scales for London Zoo’s annual weigh-in.

Amur leopards, a fig-loving bat, and critically endangered monkeys are among the top 10 mammals avoiding extinction with the help of zoos.

LAST month saw the Cheltenham Festival, the election of the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years and the continuing saga of horseflesh sold as beef.

Monkeys in a British zoo have accumulated a collection of sunglasses stolen from visitors.

A TALL, dark, hairy Irish male is being shipped to Britain in order to console three bereaved females at London Zoo.

HE’S not exactly tall, dark and handsome, but zookeepers are hoping a new gorilla being introduced at London Zoo will be a hit with the ladies.

IN 1752, the Emperor Joseph II opened the royal menagerie to the citizens of Vienna.

Catering giant Compass lost a quarter of its market value today after warning full-year profits would be hit by a string of factors.