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- Storm Darragh splits apart ancient tree at Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo launches prize draw to celebrate reopening of iconic exhibit
- Raising a Glass to Herbert Whitley: The Launch of Whitley Blue
- Rare pigeon hand-reared at Paignton Zoo marks conservation milestone
- Paignton Zoo and Hunts Cider Launch Limited Edition ‘Whitley Blue’ Cider
- Paignton Zoo to re-open indoor Giraffe House to the public
- ‘Kids Go Free’ at Paignton Zoo for October Half Term
- Paignton Zoo Wins Gold at South West in Bloom Awards
- Fundraiser Feature: Jade Rossiter
- All Aboard! Paignton Zoo to Offer Mini Train Rides This Bank Holiday Weekend
- Ocean Conservation Trust and Wild Planet Trust celebrate installation of new Seagrass Protection Signage in Torbay
- Same-Sex Flamingo Couple at Paignton Zoo Successfully Hatch a Chick
- “Bring Back the Swamp!” - Charity's plea for community support to re-open iconic Paignton Zoo exhibit
- Statement from Wild Planet Trust
- Paignton Zoo welcomes two new Cape porcupines
- Paignton Zoo celebrates local child’s fundraising triumph
- Paignton Zoo and Newquay Zoo hope to see you zoon!
- Paignton Zoo mourns the loss of Pertinax, the UK's oldest silverback gorilla
- Paignton Zoo to end Centenary year with a bang
- Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Byers
- Volunteer Spotlight: Nicola Cox
- New bongo strikes a chord at Paignton Zoo
- Volunteer Spotlight: Kimberley Kneil
- Local businesses get stuck in to help out at Paignton Zoo
- Volunteer Spotlight: Miriam Haas
- Paignton Zoo offers unforgettable Father’s Day adventure
- Paignton Zoo partners with Torbay Gin to support conservation efforts in Zimbabwe
- One of Britain’s rarest rodents gets a helping hand from Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo and Bays Brewery launch ‘Funky Monkey’ charity ale for wildlife conservation
- Paignton Zoo opens new play area for SEN families
- ‘Extinct’ dove takes flight at Paignton Zoo
- Important update from Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo staff ‘devastated’ after loss of iconic tree
- Support wildlife conservation with Paignton Zoo’s new animal adoption packs
- Free new immersive App gets people even closer to the action at Paignton and Newquay zoos
- Name a flamingo at Paignton Zoo for Valentine’s Day
- Unleash your wild side with Valentine’s animal experience offer at Paignton and Newquay zoos
- New Year, new baby for Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo unveils amazing new play area for its youngest visitors
- English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark Welcomes Wild Planet Trust as New Geopark Core Partner
- Coming soon to Paignton Zoo: Hamadryas Hill
- A view from the past
- She-wolf arrives at Paignton Zoo
- Visitors offered the chance to feed Paignton’s pride of lions
- Glowing praise for opening night of GloWild at Paignton Zoo
- Love is in the air for Mo the sloth at Paignton Zoo
- Meet Mo the Sloth: Your Chance to Win a 'Meet & Greet' at Paignton Zoo
- Special seniors offer at Paignton Zoo
- Conservation trusts unite with first ever seagrass festival
- Paignton Zoo building new baboon home based on 30 years of research
- Extremely rare butterfly spotted on Paignton Zoo’s nature trail
- Schools go free 2023: Celebrating a century of conservation, education and inspiration
- Paignton Zoo welcomes three little pigs
- Student spotlight: End of year round-up
- Kids go free this summer at Paignton Zoo (2023)
- Paignton Zoo’s new arrival is worth the wait!
- Paignton Zoo announce plans for biggest ever festive event
- Paignton Zoo’s 100th birthday party a roaring success
- Your zoo: Tales from one of our longest-serving staff members
- Your zoo: 90s nostalgia from a Gibbon Club member
- Your zoo: One of the earliest living memories of Paignton Zoo
- Your zoo: Five decades of memories from a mother & daughter
- Your zoo: Memories from a keeper in the 1950s
- New Paignton Zoo Monopoly has a hidden meaning
- Famous faces: Celebrity visits to Paignton Zoo over the years
- Paignton Zoo is throwing its biggest party ever
- Rare hazel dormice reintroduced into the National Forest
- In pictures: Capturing the evolution of Paignton Zoo's entrance
- Oddities and rarities of Paignton Zoo: Past and present
- Zebra crossing: Paignton Zoo’s zebra move house in next stage of redevelopment
- A century of superstars: Paignton Zoo's top 10 iconic animals
- Behind the scenes at Paignton Zoo: A day in the life of a vet nurse
- Paignton Zoo's Top 5 Zoo Hacks for an Unforgettable Visit
- Herbert Whitley: 'A sort of genius'
- Hazel dormice conservation: rescuing Britain's rarest rodent
- The Green Zoo: Paignton Zoo’s botanical achievements
- From Conservation to Coronation: History of Royal Visits to Paignton Zoo
- Visiting researcher spotlight: Elina Thomas-Jones
- Paignton Zoo prepares to transform for the future
- Paignton Zoo’s longest-living residents celebrate centenary
- Saving the Blues: Zookeeper's Mission in Grand Cayman
- Millionaires, Mysteries and Menageries: The Surprising History of Primley House
- Oldest lemur in Europe dies at 26 years old
- Ken Smith: The Unsung Hero of Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo go wild for 100th birthday
- World War Zoo: From Chessington to Devon's Zoo & Circus
- Paignton Zoo unearth prehistoric skull in centenary renovations
- Everything except the pigeons
- Go for gold to win Paignton Zoo tickets
- Placement student spotlight: Adam Irwin
- Placement student spotlight: Madi Farmer
- Placement student spotlight: Madi Farmer
- Paignton Zoo's new pride
- Placement student spotlight: Morgan Jarvis
- Leading the way: Whitley's animal champions
- Paignton Zoo's female trailblazers
- A night of mystery at Paignton Zoo
- Herbert's Gang
- No need to feel blue...
- Our Story: A charitable Trust is born
- Our Story: The war years
- Our Story: The early years – what are zoos for?
- Our Story: From one man’s private collection to a world renowned zoo and botanical garden
- Special reunion for Paignton Zoo’s orangutan family
- What’s happened while we’ve been closed?
- The fascinating life of Paignton's celebrity chimp
- Calls for more SEN events following success of Christmas storytelling
- A very special New Year's Day as we enter our 100th year
- New high-tech laser therapy for Paignton Zoo’s animals
- Popcorn-scented ‘bearcat’ arrives at Paignton Zoo
- Baby orang-utan named in tribute to much-loved zookeeper
- Photo request for Paignton Zoo’s upcoming centenary celebrations
- Schools go free in ‘23 at Paignton Zoo
- Critically endangered orang-utan born at Paignton Zoo
- Cheers to Bays Brewery for supporting Paignton Zoo
- Saving forest elephants more important than ever
- Avian influenza update: 12/09/22
- Avian Influenza: Frequently asked questions
- Avian influenza update: 09/09/22
- Avian influenza update: Wednesday, 7 September
- Update on bird flu: Monday, 5 September
- Statement on avian flu: Friday, 2 September
- What is bird flu?
- Rare great white egret spotted at Paignton Zoo
- Endangered Diana monkey baby surprises keepers at Paignton Zoo
- Flying Tigers meet Sumatran tigers for World Tiger Day
- Time to say farewell to Yali, Paignton Zoo’s Asiatic lion
- Tor Bay’s seagrass mooring buoys receive Royal attention
- Endangered bird takes flight in Singapore move
- Rare pheasant chick hatched at Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo take part in reintroduction of rare hazel dormice
- Meet the volunteer: Kim
- A day at the zoo in ‘52
- Animals on the move
- Meet the team: Catherine and Jay, Gardens department
- We’re taking part in No Mow May®… and you can too!
- Meet the keeper: Sian Foster
- Meet the keeper: Stuart Parr, Senior Keeper of Mammals
- Paignton Zoo finds a new food source
- Oldest silverback gorilla in the UK turns 40
- Paignton Zoo is bringing back dinosaurs with bird hybrid
- Paignton Zoo’s preparing to unveil new look for Easter
- Some commonly asked questions
- Spring botanical gallery
- Wild Planet Trust raises £25,000 for Ukraine
- Wild Planet Trust is supporting the Ukrainian Zoo Community
- Paignton Zoo announces biggest changes in almost 10 years
- Going ape at Paignton Zoo with Balfour Beatty
- Bays Brewery’s new Savanna ale raises funds for Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo battered by storms
- Paignton Zoo takes part in Queen’s Green Canopy
- Paignton Zoo keeping nature safe
- Bird on the brink: Extremely rare chick hatched at Paignton Zoo
- Tree works on site
- January Closure: Week 2 update
- The Jungle Express is now departing...
- January Closure: Week 1 update
- Two-week January closure
- Second zebra foal for Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo’s sustainable stars
- Avian Flu Update
- Paignton Zoo announces birth of Endangered pileated gibbon
- Two Endangered red pandas born at Paignton Zoo
- Impressive nest-building birds at Paignton Zoo
- Have you ever seen a dik-dik?
- Paignton Zoo welcomes Endangered frogs
- Double win for the LVI team at Paignton Zoo
- Zebra foal born at Paignton Zoo
- Roadrunner chick fledges at Paignton Zoo
- Building a buzz at Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoo opens indoor exhibits & welcomes Kevin Foster MP
- Tropical Trails & Tribulations
- Connecting with Nature - Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
- New newts from Newquay!
- Dancing in the pink
- Paignton Zoo thrilled to be re-opening
- Zoo Cassowary lays multi-coloured eggs
- Palm oil: What do your Easter eggs contain?
- Goeldis monkey born at the zoo
- The Impact of Lockdown on Our Zoos
- Paignton Zoo is bringing the zoo to you
- In a while crocodile lizard
- New tigers due to arrive at Paignton Zoo
- 15 of the Largest Animals of Their Kind on the Planet
- Endangered macaque born at Paignton Zoo
- Paignton Zoos gorillas are helping to celebrate Giving Tuesday by painting
- The Problem of Plastic Pollution
- Stunning oriental white storks go on-show
- Find out all about our gorillas!
- Swamp wallabies bouncing in to their new home...
- Socorro dove breeding success
- While our zoos are closed
- Paignton Zoos fire-breathing dragon
- Silent Spring
- Trust closes zoos during pandemic
- What-what is a ne-ne
- A wild world of books inside Wild Planet Trust’s library
- Paignton Zoo breeds beautiful endangered Chinese crocodile lizards
- Marathon runner Franziska Bullimore 'Im doing this for our children'
- Meet the keeper: Head Keeper of Mammals, Owen
- Paignton Zoos new Changing Places facility will change lives
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