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Leoni and Duke the giraffe calves exploring the great outdoors. Photo by ZSL
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Baby rhino and giraffes take first steps outside at Whipsnade Zoo

March 20, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Baby rhino and giraffes take first steps outside at Whipsnade Zoo

Twelve tiny hooves met grass for the first time this week, as spring sunshine and warmer weather meant Whipsnade Zoo’s three-month-old southern white rhino calf and two four-month-old reticulated giraffe calves could explore their grassy paddocks at the UK’s largest […]

Newborn giraffe
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Second endangered giraffe calf born at Whipsnade Zoo

December 30, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Second endangered giraffe calf born at Whipsnade Zoo

A Christmas gift of gigantic proportions was received at Whipsnade Zoo, as the conservation zoo welcomed a second endangered giraffe calf – just four weeks after the birth of its half-sister, Leoni. The long-legged gift […]

Baby giraffe and mum Luna at Whipsnade Zoo. Photo by Whipsnade Zoo
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Endangered giraffe calf born at Whipsnade Zoo during meteor shower 

November 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Endangered giraffe calf born at Whipsnade Zoo during meteor shower 

While stargazers were searching the skies for the Leonids meteor display last week, zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire were observing their own other-worldly spectacle – the birth of a giraffe calf.   After a 15-month […]

Bashu the giraffe underwent general anaesthetic for a radical foot trim
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Specialist vets travel more than 4,000 miles to treat giraffe at Whipsnade Zoo

July 24, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Specialist vets travel more than 4,000 miles to treat giraffe at Whipsnade Zoo

It took eight zookeepers, six vets, five vet nurses, four farriers, and two veterinary anaesthesiologists, to perform a life-changing veterinary procedure on Bashu, a 16 feet tall, reticulated giraffe at Whipsnade Zoo.  The iconic animal, […]

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    Luton’s Stacey Dooley to tackle bizarre online health claims in new BBC series

    September 9, 2026 Comments Off on Luton’s Stacey Dooley to tackle bizarre online health claims in new BBC series
    Luton’s Stacey Dooley is taking on some of the internet’s strangest health claims in a brand new BBC series – and the first trailer has now been released. Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley will see [...]
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    Music

    Myles Smith dedicates new short film with Stephen Graham to Luton Hospital as debut album on course for No.1

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    Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith has released a powerful new short film dedicated to children and staff at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital while also announcing that his debut album is in early contention to go [...]
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    Film

    Three major new Stacey Dooley documentaries announced tackling abuse, addiction and military failings

    June 17, 2026 Comments Off on Three major new Stacey Dooley documentaries announced tackling abuse, addiction and military failings
    Luton-born documentary maker Stacey Dooley is set to front three new BBC documentaries examining some of the UK’s most difficult and controversial issues. The award-winning presenter and filmmaker will return to BBC Three and iPlayer [...]
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