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Call the midwife… a toad

Call the midwife… a toad
19th Oct 2017
 This small, beautiful toad was a fossil before it was a living animal...

Tiger catches pumpkin prey

Tiger catches pumpkin prey
13th Oct 2017
 The Zoo's tigers get some fun - and some exercise - out of carved pumpkins.

Rare monkey faces her public

Rare monkey faces her public
19th Sep 2017
 She's been born into a safe and secure world at Paignton Zoo, but in the wild her species is under threat...

Keepers trick frog into breeding

Keepers trick frog into breeding
23rd Aug 2017
 Dedicated zoo keepers have gone to huge lengths to make sure a frog can breed.

Tea for toucan…

Tea for toucan…
23rd Aug 2017
 They look like eccentric fantasy puppets, but these two will grow to become beautiful birds that everyone will recognise.

Never mind Dr Who, meet Dr Frog…

Never mind Dr Who, meet Dr Frog…
8th Aug 2017
 She’s clever, adventurous and has regular encounters with strange creatures. But this is one female doctor who has her…

Zoo babies galore

Zoo babies galore
18th Jul 2017
 A round-up of recent animal births - many crucial to the future of their species.

Is this the world’s strangest creature?

Is this the world’s strangest creature?
11th Jul 2017
 Strange, brilliant, curious, marvellous - here's to the chameleon!

Cheetah has the last laugh

Cheetah has the last laugh
22nd Jun 2017
 When it comes to laughing, hyenas are the African carnivores we think of first… But Paignton Zoo’s male cheetah Kitwana…

Seasonal thoughts

Seasonal thoughts
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