Jacqueline Jossa and husband Dan Osborne hand-feed LION at the zoo

She impressed fans with her survival skills in the Australian jungle during her stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, going on to be crowned last year’s winner. And Jacqueline Jossa, 28, proved she truly has a penchant for partaking in daring activities earlier this week, when she was seen hand-feeding a … Read more

Last two animals at run-down Pakistani zoo move out as it closes for good

The Pakistani zoo which once housed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan has now closed for good after the last of its animals were taken to shelters overseas. Marghazar Zoo, in the capital Islamabad, shut its doors on Wednesday following the departure of Bubloo and Suzie, two Himalayan brown bears who had been kept in captivity … Read more

Cher pleas for Thailand’s Pata Zoo to rehome a gorilla after 30 years living above shopping center

Pop icon and animal activist Cher is on a mission to save Bua Noi, the last remaining gorilla in Thailand, who has spent three decades living above a Thai shopping center. After recently spearheading a successful social media campaign to free ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ from a Pakistani zoo, the 74-year-old revealed she is already working to … Read more

UK crocodile zoo allows visitors to feed its 150 reptile residents

Thanks to Roald Dahl and numerous wildlife documentaries, it’s generally accepted that crocodiles aren’t the fussiest of eaters. But in the UK’s only crocodile zoo, set up by British croc obsessive Shaun Foggett a decade ago, the lunch options are surprisingly gourmet, and include a feathered quail. The only issue is that the (deceased) bird … Read more

Britain’s only crocodile zoo is home to 150 of the creatures – and visitors can even feed them

Thanks to Roald Dahl and numerous wildlife documentaries, it’s generally accepted that crocodiles aren’t the fussiest of eaters. But in the UK’s only crocodile zoo, set up by British croc obsessive Shaun Foggett a decade ago, the lunch options are surprisingly gourmet, and include a feathered quail. The only issue is that the (deceased) bird … Read more

French zoo where guests could feed cheese and whipped cream to lions and tigers has animals seized

A French zoo where guests were allowed to feed Camembert cheese and whipped cream to lions and tigers has had its animals seized in a police raid.  The so-called animal sanctuary near Paris offered visitors the chance to pose for photographs with the animals while feeding them and play with them in cages. Two lions … Read more

World’s loneliest elephant Kaavan finally leaves zoo and is welcomed to his sanctuary home by Cher

An elephant dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest’ landed in Cambodia on Monday, where it is heading for a sanctuary housing three potential mates, an official said.  The case of Kaavan – an overweight, 36-year-old bull elephant – sparked global uproar from animal rights groups, who petitioned for his move from an Islamabad zoo accused of substandard … Read more

Lioness rescued from Joe Exotic’s Tiger King zoo undergoes surgery

Big CAT Scan! Chobe the Lioness rescued from Joe Exotic’s Tiger King zoo undergoes surgery near her new home in Oregon after suffering from an infected uterus caused by years of inbreeding Chobe, five, was rescued from Tiger King Joe Exotic’s zoo in Oklahoma in 2018 Inbreeding has left her a ‘mismatch of genetics’ according … Read more

Tickled chimp! Adorable moment 11-week-old ape Maisie laughs for the very first time at Maryland Zoo

Tickled chimp! Adorable moment 11-week-old ape Maisie laughs for the very first time at Maryland Zoo The cute baby chimp was born at the Oklahoma City Zoo on August 28 After her mother Nia rejected motherhood she was moved to Maryland Zoo She plays with baby toys and laughs for the first time as the zookeper tickles … Read more

Gorilla tries to help stricken bird in Australian zoo enclosure

Astonishing moment gorilla gently tries to coax injured bird to fly after it lands in its zoo enclosure Visitors to a zoo in New South Wales, South Australia were watching gorillas  One of the gorillas spotted the bird lying down on the grass in the enclosure  The gorilla gently tried for more than a minute … Read more