2024 was a “massive” year for the zoo with the birth of two baby gorillas and three Asiatic lion cubs.

A net was dropped over the animal before it was airlifted out of the area. (Scripps News)

The Government is set to effectively ban the keeping of pet monkeys in England under a new law which passed the House of Commons on Wednesday. If passed by the House of Lords, the law will require people keeping monkeys - estimated at...

Brandie Smith is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. In an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations," Smith reflects on her career, starting...

Pandas are popular residents in Western zoos — and Chinese officials have figured out how to wield access to the animals to advance their agenda. (Scripps News)

Pictures from Tarongo Park Zoo, Sydney give us the impression that life for a brown bear cub is not all honey. Life for Brumas, the polar bear cub at Regent's Park, is very different. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

Compo, Susan, Sally and So-So had their first public tea party of the season recently and visitors to the London Zoo were given a lesson in good table manners. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

What is more pleasant than tea in the garden on a nice summers day? The London Zoo Chimpanzees, affectionate, well-mannered, orderly, sedate, thoroughly enjoy a party. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...

At the zoo, a rival for ""Brumas"", the young polar bear, in the form of an Emperor penguin. The Emperor, being an emperor, maintains greater dignity while the fish course is being handed round. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

An exceptionally interesting event has recently occurred at the London Zoo; never before, anywhere in the world, it's believed, has a baby polar bear been reared by its mother in captivity even to the age of a few weeks. Disclaimer:...

St. Louis Zoo finds willing hands amongst the chimpanzees to help with the spring cleaning. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

Our cameraman called on the elephants at the Berlin Zoo, who were cooling themselves during the warm weather. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...

The centre of attraction in the Dublin Zoo is the baby giraffe named ""Happy"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

Syrian bears Minnie and Pickles, have produced triplets. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...

The Chimps at St. Louis Zoo put on a good show. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...

Mr Churchill visits London Zoo to see the kangaroo which had been presented to him by the Stock Owners' Association of South Australia. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...

At Hanover Zoo three new arrivals. Teima, a baby elephant - a gorilla, the first ever born in Germany and Kasper - a rhinoceros. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...

The St. Louis Zoo is famous for its performing chimpanzees and, with the coming of Spring, they're up to their tricks again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

At London Zoo Black Bear Cubs, Peter, Paul and Mary, born to their mother Bessie 3 months ago, get their first look at the outside World, and will prove to be a most popular attraction for Zoo visitors. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...

Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Two new baby bears at the Vienna Zoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent...

The London Zoo's twin bears, Daphne and Jack, are so tame (so far) that even school-children can feed them. Already the twins look as if they might draw visitors away from Brumas. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

At Rome's Zoo, Juliet, the elephant has given birth to her fourth baby in captivity - a record. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...

Two tiger cubs, belonging to the Hagenbeck collection in Germany, were born soon after their parents returned from America, if they survive, they'll be just as popular over there as Brumas is in Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...