The gardens of Paignton Zoo are now home to four of the largest garden ornaments ever seen.
A large gorilla covered in shells, a towering giraffe and a dazzling butterfly have all popped up in the Zoo grounds in recent weeks.
Barry the Gorilla attended the Chelsea Flower Show before retiring to South Devon, while Gerald the Giraffe was at Hampton Court Flower Show. The (unnamed...
Zoo keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are teaching a tiny seal pup how to swim.
She had to be hand reared because her mother Grace was unable to produce milk. Now, keeper Libor Mach has taken to the water to give her swimming lessons.
But how do you teach a seal pup to swim? Living Coasts’ Clare Rugg explained: “In the wild the mother would simply take them into the water and...
A tiny seal pup needs a name. The South American fur seal was born at Living Coasts in Torquay in early June. When her mother was unable to produce milk, zoo keepers stepped in to feed her creamy fish milkshakes around the clock.
Now, Torquay’s coastal zoo is giving everyone who visits the chance to vote for her name.
Living Coasts’ Marketing Manager Katherine Sobey explained...
Living Coasts has sent 20 penguins to Eastern Europe as part of a major new initiative. The coastal conservation charity has donated the birds to Tblisi Zoo in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to start a brand new colony.
Living Coasts Operations Manager Clare Rugg explained: “They have built a penguin exhibit from scratch with our advice and input – we have been working with them...
A top local artist has come to the English Riviera to paint a gorilla in public.
Cleo Heard is painting the life-size figure between Monday 26th and Friday 30th May, during half term. She is working in the entrance hall of Living Coasts, on the quayside, where people can watch her progress.
Last year Cleo painted the popular Bananarilla for the Great Gorillas Project. Her...
Some curious creatures have given birth at Paignton Zoo.
Despite their name, common tenrecs - from Madagascar – are rarely seen in zoos. This litter of four is the Zoo’s second - mother Felicia came from the first litter, born at the Zoo just last year. The four were born on 3rd April but can now be spotted coming out for mealworms with the adults.
The Range have organised for a charity football match in aid of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth which will take place this Sunday (18 May).
Two teams have been made, one with employees from our Plymouth based Head Office and the other made from employees from our Devon and Cornwall stores (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro). All money raised will be going to St Luke’s Hospice, a charity chosen by...
Over the week commencing 28 April 2014, Ashfords LLP staff cycled an impressive 1,687.31 miles in order to raise donations for their chosen Charity of the Year, Children's Hospice South West (CHSW). CHSW are the only organisation in the South West to provide care for children with life-limiting conditions outside of a hospital environment.
Penguins are going to be popping up all around Torquay harbour.
Look out for the cheeky six inch characters in shops and businesses.
Over 50 mini plaster of Paris penguins have been decorated in a range of dazzling designs by Living Coasts staff and volunteers, with others created by children and friends. The penguins will be on show in shop windows around the inner harbour,...
A Devon conservation charity has launched a new Honorary Membership scheme to thank hard-working supporters.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.
The Board of Trustees has introduced the title for people who have made a distinguished...
