Adorable photos show careful keepers giving a rare baby snow leopard her first health check after it was born at Chester Zoo.

A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been born at Chester Zoo to experienced mum Leia, who delivered the infant in the early hours of October 7 after an eight-and-a-half-month pregnancy.

"Colombian black-headed spider monkeys are vulnerable to extinction and so Kiara's precious newcomer is a great addition," says Deputy Curator of Mammals Dr. Nick Davis This barrel just got one monkey ...

Red-bellied lemurs are one of the world's rarest primates, with their numbers declining by more than 30% in recent years, according to the English zoo It's a massive win for red-bellied lemurs around ...

A pair of rare orange primates - each barely bigger than a can of beer - has been introduced at Chester Zoo. Originally from the forests of Brazil, golden lion tamarins are an endangered species ...

Jan. 15 (UPI) --The Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, announced the birth of a critically Western endangered chimpanzee. The zoo called it the "world's rarest" chimpanzee. "WORLD'S RAREST CHIMPANZEE ...

Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare monkey - the first of its kind for nearly a century! A coppery titi monkey is the first of its kind to be born at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, and the first ...

Two Asian elephants have been transported across the country as part of a conservation breeding programme for the endangered species. Karishma, 26, and her nine-year-old daughter Elizabeth, moved from ...

Extremely rare – and extremely adorable. The Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, has welcomed the birth of a Western chimpanzee, the most endangered subspecies of chimpanzees. The zoo announced the baby ...

Chester Zoo boss Jamie Christon reflects on the 2018 fire Chester Zoo's fire-ravaged Monsoon habitat is set to be closed until 2020 at least, according to the zoo boss. December's fire tore across the ...

Keepers are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered orangutan at a UK zoo - hailing it a 'milestone step' towards ...