Founder George Mottershead was said to have been inspired to open the zoo after taking a trip to Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester when he was a child. He went on to collect animals for several years and ...

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Chester County, with the county’s economic development council noting that it ...

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Chester Zoo is offering £1 tickets this Christmas to families claiming Universal Credit as part of a scheme to support people ...

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I’M crackers about Christmas. I adore everything about the festive season and go full-out on decorations, gifts – I even love wrapping! So one of my favourite things on the run-up to the big day, is a ...

Cheetah brothers Kendi and Tafari are settling into their new surroundings at Chester Zoo. Conservationists at Chester Zoo have welcomed two Northeast African cheetah brothers, Kendi and Tafari. The ...

Chester Zoo in the UK has welcomed two rare Northeast African cheetah brothers, Kendi and Tafari, as part of a conservation effort to protect one of the world’s most endangered big cat species.

Before sunrise in Cheshire, a hush fell over the primate house as keepers watched a fragile life take hold. In that quiet moment, a new Bornean orangutan came into the world at Chester Zoo, a birth ...

Before dawn at Chester Zoo, a small newcomer clung to mum Leia, stirring hope among families, keepers and conservation partners. In the early hours of Tuesday 7 October, the UK’s most-visited zoo ...

Chester Zoo has confirmed the birth of a critically endangered animal. The "tiny" Bornean orangutan was born in the early hours of Tuesday, October 7 following mum Leia's eight-and-a-half month ...

Watch the newborn orangutan cuddle up to new mum Leia. The birth of a Bornean orangutan has been hailed as "an important step forward" in efforts to save the species. The tiny infant was born in the ...