London Zoo

14/02/2025

Who doesn't love a dik dik pic? ❤️

Check out these beautiful pics that our keepers have been sending us.

These tiny animals grow to a maximum size of just 40cm, making them one of the smallest species of antelope in the world.

14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️

In our world of love, you’re probably showering your partner with gifts - like roses or heart-shaped chocolates to show a bit of affection. Other members of the animal kingdom attempt to impress their loved ones with romantic gestures. Just not quite the way we’d expect.

Read 11 of the strangest mating habits of some of our animals at our conservation Zoo, from shimmying ostriches to er… golden porcupine ‘showers’.

Click on the link in the comments 👇

13/02/2025

Two of our smallest primates have taken a very special trip to the dentist, as our vets worked with specialists in animal dentistry to ensure our patients got the very best in dental expertise.

Five-year-old pygmy slow loris Ernest and black-capped squirrel monkey Nuka were brought into the vet hospital for dental operations, after previous checkups had identified potential gum infections.

After an x-ray and thorough examination, the vets discovered a broken tooth had been lurking beneath Ernest’s gum, causing the swelling, while vets discovered that two of Nuka’s teeth – a canine and incisor – needed extracting.

Ernest and Nuka were star patients and now doing much better after their dental operations.

Learn more about the expert care given by our team of veterinarians this February half term at Vets in Action – a week of fun, allowing kids to try their hand at being a vet and treating on soft toy animals.

09/02/2025

Vets in Action returns this half term 🙌

We're on a mission to bring you closer to wildlife, and for little ones aspiring to work with animals when they're older - our Vets In Action event is right up their street.

The immersive experience runs every 20 minutes throughout the half term week where children will step into the shoes of our dedicated vets and perform health checks on a number of 'pretend' animals, including an animatronic rhino calf.

Throwback to when our vets brought in a CAT scanner to give our handsome Asiatic male Bhanu some specialist diagnostics for recurring ear infections. Each and every day our dedicated vets and vet nurses are delivering specialist care to our incredible animals.

03/02/2025

33 endangered Darwin’s froglets have been born at London Zoo 🐸.

These precious froglets are a symbol of hope for one of the world's rarest species.

Darwin’s frogs have an extraordinary strategy to rearing their young. Brooding fathers carry the tiny tadpoles inside their vocal sacs before they metamorphose into little froglets and ‘give birth’ through their mouths.

Darwin’s Frogs, rescued from deadly fungus in Chile, arrive safely at London Zoo for vital breeding and research programme

03/02/2025

29/01/2025

The year of the 🐍

👑 The world’s longest venomous snake, king cobras are the only snake known to build a nest for their eggs.

🦏 No one knows for sure why rhinoceros snakes have a pointed nose, but by working closely with them at the Zoo, we can help advance understanding of the species.

🧬 One of the rarest of all snakes, Mangshan pit vipers were only identified by the scientific world in 1990.

🌳 Emerald tree boas are among the 30% of snakes that give birth to live young.

26/01/2025

A reminder that Monday to Friday this week we are closed to visitors, as we take time to spruce up the Zoo. We will be back open every day from Saturday 1 February.

25/01/2025

🚨 We are open this weekend 🚨

We are open for all visitors this weekend, but will be closed Monday to Friday next week.

21/01/2025

Zac 💚

The rarest of all tigers, only around 400 Sumatran tigers like him remain in the wild.

We lead the global breeding programmes for the species, coordinating the movement and breeding of tigers between zoos.

While out in Indonesia through ZSL we work with businesses to protect their remaining habitat from deforestation.

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19/01/2025

Zoo weekday closure update ⏰

Your reminder that for the next two weeks we will be open only at weekends, as we carry out some routine maintenance. The Zoo is closed for 10 weekdays from 20–24 January and 27–31 January.

18/01/2025

14/01/2025

Welcoming the rarest bird on Earth 🙌 🌎

The Socorro dove was last seen in the wild in 1971 and today survive only in human care, making them one of the rarest animals in the world.

We’ve welcomed three doves from Lagos Zoo as part of a project to restore them back to their native island home. Joining our successful breeding programme as we plan a groundbreaking 2030 reintroduction effort 💪

These birds were almost driven to extinction by a combination of habitat destruction caused by feral sheep and hunting from domestic cats, but work is already underway to prepare Socorro Island for their return.

The Socorro Dove Project is a collaboration between ZSL, key partners in Mexico, Frankfurt Zoo, Africam Safari and many other conservation Zoos.

13/01/2025

Zoo opening times update 🚨

For two weeks between between 20 January and 2 February we will be open at weekends only, as we take time to make improvements across the Zoo 💪

08/01/2025

Bhanu 💚

A lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles away, making them the loudest of all big cats, rivalling the noise of a rock concert.

Scientists have found each individual has unique a ‘voice’, which means lions might be able to identify each other over big distances.

03/01/2025

The London Zoo Annual Stocktake 🦍 🧮

Caring for more than 10,000 individual animals, our Zookeepers face the challenging task of tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate at the Zoo.

By working closely with some of the most endangered animals on earth, we’re able to be a hub for ZSL’s wildlife conservation and advance scientific understanding of every species.

Our data from the annual stocktake will be shared via a global database with other conservation zoos around the world, which helps us to manage the crucial breeding programmes for these species.

25/12/2024

That Christmas morning feeling 🙌

Introductions with between our okapi have been going so well, Mzimu our male spins with joy when he meets our female Oni. We hope to welcome an okapi calf to the world one day soon!

24/12/2024

Sumatran tigers have the most vivid orange colour of any tiger, but only around 400 remain in wild.

At the Zoo we oversee the global and European breeding programmes for Sumatran tigers.

While out in Indonesia through we work with businesses to protect their remaining habitat from deforestation.

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