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Malayan Tapir With Mum Small Gallery Image

Take a look at this adorable footage of new baby Tapir born at Chester Zoo!

The calf, which has been revealed as a boy, arrived to proud parents Margery (7) and Betong (6) on Thursday morning (18 July).

24 Jul 2019

Pretty in pink! Flamingo chicks find their feet at the zoo

Meet the fluffy flamingos that have hatched at Chester Zoo!

14 Aug 2018

Endangered giant otter 'Diego Junior' arrives

A rare giant otter has arrived as part of an endangered species breeding programme.

29 Dec 2016

Saving lions in Africa

29 Nov 2016

Celebrating 20 years of tapir conservation

1 Jun 2016

Understanding proboscis monkey behaviour

Helen Pople is a science research master’s student, at The University of Portsmouth and another student whose research we helped through our Studentship programme.

27 Jan 2016

Chester Zoo Now Home To 'Only Lowland Streaked Tenrecs' To Be Found In Any Of The World's Leading Zoos (9)

When is a hedgehog not a hedgehog and When it's a tenrec!

Found in Madagascar and parts of the African mainland, tenrecs closely resemble hedgehogs but, in fact, they’re unrelated. Learn more here!

5 Jan 2016

Two rare onager foals born within hours of each other

The foals arrived within hours of each other to mums Jamila and Zarrin and dad, Holmes on 4 July after year-long pregnancies.

9 Jul 2015

Chester Zoo named UK’s best zoo and sixth in the world

The award has come from the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, in the Travellers’ Choice™ awards for Zoos and Aquariums.

4 Aug 2014

Marjorie the Malayan tapir moves in

An exciting new species which will become part of a å£30m development aiming to recreate the islands of southeast Asia in the heart of Cheshire, has arrived at Chester Zoo.

3 Jan 2013

RED PANDA Cubs Emerge From Den At Chester Zoo (26)

Vets examine Red Panda cub

22 Aug 2010

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