The zoo used to be home to another of the world’s fastest land animals, Cleo, who sadly passed away last year.

On Thursday this week, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced the zoo would once again be home to cheetahs ...

Whipsnade Zoo’s four European brown bears have emerged from hibernation, signalling the start of spring at the UK’s largest zoo.

A divebombing hawk has caused mayhem in a Hertfordshire village as it targets unsuspecting tall men, swooping down to attack ...

From Saturday 5 April to Monday 21 April, children and their grown-ups can join the search for five gigantic eggs hidden ...

The first health check of three lion cubs has revealed that two of them are males and the third is a female. Staff at ...

Dreaming of a career change? Zookeeper George Spooner talks about the best and worst parts of his job in this feature from ...

Whipsnade Zoo is one of over 200 attractions around the UK that Blue Peter badge holders can get into for free. To gain free entry, each child must have a Blue Peter badge, a valid Blue Peter ...

A Northern African lion cub is confirmed as female during its first health check at Whipsnade Zoo (Image: Whipsnade Zoo) The conservation zoo’s expert vet team and keepers carried out the new cubs’ ...

A hawk said to have been attacking residents in a village has taken two woolly hats from the head of a 91-year-old man. Glyn Parry from Flamstead, Hertfordshire, said: "It worries me a bit, if I ...