A lion is seen during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Britain, Jan. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ying) A staff member checks on the coral reef aquarium during the annual stocktake at London Zoo ...

The fate of the 15 penguins trapped in a glorified dungeon on the south bank of the Thames feels, to me, oddly personal.

In 1826 Sir Stamford Raffles founded The Zoological Society London (ZSL) as the world's first scientific zoo for the study of living animals. Two years later it opened to Fellows of the Society plus ...

London Zoo has launched a hunt to find a female mate for a "gorgeously ugly" fish threatened by extinction. The Mangarahara cichlid is on the brink of dying out after dams built at the Mangarahara ...

Animal welfare campaigners have been joined by dozens of MPs in their fight to release 15 penguins they say are "trapped in a basement" at the Sea Life London Aquarium. A group of 75 MPs have signed ...

A cross-party group of 75 MPs has joined animal welfare campaigners in an urgent plea for the release of 15 gentoo penguins reportedly "trapped in a basement without sunlight or fresh air" at the Sea ...

Campaigners and MPs have insisted "we will not stop" until 15 penguins held "captive" in an aquarium's basement enclosure without fresh air and daylight are moved. Twenty six high profile campaigners, ...