Elephants

Zaiya the baby elephant at Blackpool Zoo is celebrating her first birthdayplaceholder image

Watch: Lancashire baby elephant celebrates first birthday with splash

Food waste collectionsplaceholder image

The huge amount of South Ribble food waste collected in first week

In September 2025, history was made at the zoo with the birth of endangered elephant calf Zaiya - six months on she’s been stealing hearts ever since!placeholder image

Zoo marks adorable endangered baby elephant’s first six months

Blackpool Zoo is celebrating a major milestone in elephant care as baby Zaiya continues to thrive under the watchful eyes of dedicated keepersplaceholder image

Baby elephant thrives at Blackpool Zoo thanks to care from keepers

A heartwarming new image from Blackpool Zoo shows Tara and her calf Zaiya snuggling together overnightplaceholder image

Adorable CCTV image shows Blackpool Zoo elephant cuddling her newborn

Men think they could also outpace include crocodiles and elephantsplaceholder image

One in 50 men believe they can outrun a HORSE, poll reveals

Two Asian elephants at Blackpool Zoo have lost their babies, the zoo has confirmed.placeholder image

Blackpool Zoo makes heartbreaking announcement about Asian elephants

Mary the elephant takes a shower.placeholder image

Watch: Elephant known as “queen of showering” uses hose to rinse off

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The animals Brits want to see as they swap beaches for safaris

Blackpool Zoo has released adorable pictures of pregnant elephants Noorjahan and Esha at an aqua-natal class.placeholder image

Pregnant elephants splash around in aqua-natal pool

Blackpool Zoo has released adorable pictures of pregnant elephants Noorjahan and Esha at an aqua-natal class.placeholder image

Pregnant elephants dive into aqua-natal at Blackpool Zoo

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Two pregnant elephants at Blackpool Zoo undergo ultrasounds

Elephant uses trunk to rummage for snacks in tourists’ Jeep.placeholder image

Watch: Elephant uses trunk to rummage for snacks in tourists’ Jeep

Richard Leakey was hailed as 'the saviour of the elephants' for his work tacking poaching gangs and the criminals behind them.placeholder image

Here's how Lancashire is waging war on the illegal ivory trade

If you go down to the zoo today..placeholder image

I went to Chester Zoo for the snow leopards but...

I went to the spectacular Blackpool Zoo and danced with a real life gorillaplaceholder image

I visited the spectacular Blackpool Zoo and danced with a gorilla

Blackpool Zoo has always been a childhood favourite of mine.

Vanessa Sims

Blackpool Zoo keepers celebrating the wonderful newsplaceholder image

Zoo announce the results of elephants supersized pregnancy tests

Blackpool Zoo is monitoring the reproductive cycles of its female Asian elephants by using coloured edible glitter, which helps to identify the dung.placeholder image

Why Blackpool Zoo is excited about 'supersized glittery elephant poo'

Do elephants like human visitors at the zoo?placeholder image

Which animals like zoo visitors and which ones don’t

The Asian small clawed otters at Blackpool Zooplaceholder image

New line-up of talks, feeds and demonstrations at Blackpool Zoo

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Travel - enjoy South Africa from your armchair

A scene from Elephants On The Moveplaceholder image

Elephants pack their trunks for TV documentary on big move

Gordon Buchanan. Picture by Graham MacFarlane.placeholder image

TV star Gordon Buchanan talks animals and almost being stranded in Morecambe

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