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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 […]

Baby Southern white rhino born at Whipsnade Zoo
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First-time mum Fahari delivers healthy white rhino calf at Whipsnade Zoo

October 11, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on First-time mum Fahari delivers healthy white rhino calf at Whipsnade Zoo

A baby southern white rhino has been born at Whipsnade Zoo, marking an important step forward in the European breeding programme (EEP), which helps to conserve a genetically diverse and healthy back up population to […]

Whipsnade Zoo's vets draw blood from Behan's foot
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Hope and heartbreak over zoo rhino’s tumour treatment results

September 12, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Hope and heartbreak over zoo rhino’s tumour treatment results

Whipsnade Zoo has had a “bittersweet day” as one greater one horned rhinoceros died but another has responded with an extraordinary result from medical treatment after the pair were diagnosed with tumours in their reproductive […]

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