South Devon News
Rock and roll flirting is a fishy first
Fish at Living Coasts in Torquay have been observed performing a mating behaviour that zookeepers think has never before been recorded. Animal experts filmed...
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Sudden Death of Giraffe shocks Paignton Zoo Staff
Staff and volunteers at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park have been left shocked by the sudden death of male giraffe Yoda. The 14-year-old northern giraffe...
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Living Coasts’ global plastics pledge
Torquay's Living Coasts is part of a new global movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution. The coalition goes under the banner of "World...
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Fish and Chicks at Living Coasts, Torquay
An African penguin chick has been nursed back to full health thanks to fish soup and dedicated zoo keepers.
The chick, had to be removed...
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Marine meadows and horses of the sea
There’s something very special at Living Coasts – though most of us would need it pointed out to us. This something very special looks like...
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Paignton Zoo Unveils a big smelly flower
It sounds pretty awful doesn't it? A big smelly flower, but the new flower requires a name and the gardeners at Paignton Zoo are...
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Zoo in the pink with flamingo chicks
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has hatched its first flamingo chicks in six years. Paignton Zoo is best known for its flock of some 50 Chilean...
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Research with teeth: Why do baboons floss?
A student from Exeter University has observed some surprising behaviour in baboons at Paignton Zoo. Charlotte Morgan, who is studying an MSc in Animal Behaviour...
