Marius was killed this week at Copenhagen Zoo (Picture: AFP/Getty) On Sunday, a two-year-old healthy giraffe called Marius was put down by officials at Copenhagen Zoo. The animal was killed to avoid ...

Cull: Lions are a big tourist attraction at Longleat Safari Park (Picture: PA) A pride of six lions has been destroyed at Longleat Safari Park after an increased population led to fears of ‘excessive ...

A zoo of animals made from buttons and beads has found a permanent home at a safari park. Julie Thomas, from Malvern in Worcestershire, began making the creations to show her two grandsons on video ...

Longleat Safari Park has the only two male southern koalas outside of Australia after a newcomer arrived from Japan. Twelve-year-old Burke has been flown from Osaka to the Wiltshire park to help boost ...

Longleat Safari Park has destroyed five of its lions, including four cubs. The popular attraction said it had no choice to do so as lioness Louisa and her offspring had shown serious genetic defects ...

Scientists are hoping to save the critically endangered northern white rhino subspecies by attempting a pioneering IVF treatment. The breed is the world’s rarest rhino, with only three individuals ...

The Marquess of Bath — the eccentric aristocrat who stables his coterie of wifelets on his Longleat estate — isn’t the only dominant male in this corner of Wiltshire. This week, Nico, a West African ...

The eccentric owner of Longleat Safari Park, Lord Bath, has died after contracting coronavirus. Alexander Thynn, 87, died on Saturday after being admitted to hospital in Bath on 28 March, his family ...

Longleat Safari Park said a spate of pregnancies had led to a 40% increase in lion numbers causing "excessive violent behaviour" Six lions at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire have been destroyed by ...