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Chester Zoo is letting schoolchildren visit for free as part of its aim to inspire a generation of conservationists.

Chester Zoo will tomorrow unveil its new snow leopard habitat in an historic first for the tourist attraction. Never before has the zoo cared for the highly-threatened species in its 93-year history.

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A rare baby spider monkey has been wowing visitors at Chester Zoo. These pictures show the Colombian black-headed spider monkey, named Olive, being cradled by her mum Kiara.

One of the world’s rarest primates has given birth to a lemur at Chester Zoo.

With the nights drawing in, thoughts are turning to this year's big festive light events and there are plenty of them.

Chester Zoo has announced that its popular family festival will return this month.

Fans of the CBeebies favourites Bing and Flop will soon be able to meet them at a special event running at Chester Zoo.

Chester Zoo is launching a new interactive Halloween trail for guests this October.

Chester Zoo announced that it will close for a day following the death of the Queen. The zoo told visitors it will be open on Friday (September 9) but has confirmed a closure in the coming days.

creature which resembles a "snake about to strike" has left residents baffled by its creepy appearance. The insect, which has markings like a reptile, stunned locals in Merseyside who eventually needed the help of experts to identify it.One shocked resident posted an alarming image online, which showed the creature that looked chunkier than a snake.READ MORE Huge dinosaur remains thought to be Europe's biggest ever found in man's back garden The woman posted it on Facebook group Rimrose Valley Friends and said: "I have just seen this caterpillar.

Chester Zoo has announced it will close for two days as temperatures soar in the UK next week. A rare red weather warning for extreme heat has been issued by the Met Office as the UK swelters in the heat.

If you want to enjoy the historic and vibrant city of Chester, but want to avoid the crowds, why not visit during the week?

Chester Zoo is launching a new paid apprenticeships scheme for the very first time. Aimed at inspiring more people to take up a career in conservation, the positions up for grabs include 10 zookeeper and aquarist roles, two horticulturalists and two positions in animal and plant logistics.

More than 100 jobs are up for grabs at Chester Zoo, which is looking to fill seasonal vacancies for its 2022 season.

Once upon a time, in a land not too far from here, was a magical place where, this Easter, everyone’s invited to re-wild their imagination.

Bluedot has added some more names to its 2022 line-up. Joining headliner Bjork and the Halle orchestra will be UK hip hop and grime artist, and MOBO nominee, Kojey Radical.

The One Show's Alex Jones was ripped into by her co-star Rylan Clark after he told viewers about an awkward animal revelation of hers.On Friday's programme, the pair presented the show and discussed the happy news of a new baby aardvark at Chester Zoo.Alex introduced the segment and said: "But first though, another kind of celebration, his week Chester Zoo announce the arrival of a baby aardvark who has been nicknamed dobby after Harry Potter famous house elf.To which Rylan replied: "Keepers weren't initially too sure if Dobby was a boy or a girl. We weren't too sure what one looked like Alex thought on was a mythical creature."Alex then shouted: "Stop it!"Rylan then quipped: "And she thought it was just on CBBC, long live Otis the aardvark.

Chester Zoo is letting schoolchildren visit for free as part of its aim to inspire a generation of conservationists.

Twitter and Facebook of massive groups of the spotted bugs crawling all over people’s doors, cars, windows — and even the inside of their homes.The ladybirds appear to be mostly from the invasive ‘harlequin’ kind which has thrived in the last twenty years and has been increasingly out-competing the native 7-spotted ladybird.This species often likes to descend on houses sometime in the early autumn, and experts have reassured the public that the ‘swarming’ is perfectly normal behaviour for the bugs.However, some have been commenting how late the phenomenon has come this year, and the unusually large number of the pearly critters around this year.Tamas Papp, lead keeper of lower vertebrates and invertebrates at Chester Zoo, said the ladybird

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A rare species of endangered frog nicknamed the "scrotum frog" because of its saggy skin has gone on display at a British zoo for the first time. The Lake Titicaca frog is the world's largest aquatic frog.