An elephant plays with water to cool down, Whipsnade Zoo, 27.06.2025© Screenshot from an Zoological Society of London video.

Video. Temperatures in southern England and the Midlands are set to exceed 30°C this weekend, affecting major events like Wimbledon and Glastonbury.

Longleat has confirmed the arrival of two new hippos at the safari park. Lola and Hodor, a mother and son, travelled from Whipsnade Zoo to the Wiltshire safari park on Thursday June, 26. They ...

Lola, 21, and her son Hodor, eight, were born at Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable. Their keepers revealed their favourite food was cabbage, which Longleat staff say will "be a staple of their ...