We might cross our fingers and hope to find a hidden Cornetto or Calippo in the back of the freezer, while the cloud rats at Dartmoor Zoo are being hand-fed specially made icy treats.

As temperatures soared across the South West last week, Dartmoor Zoo revealed the measures it put in place to help its animals stay cool, including frozen treats, shaded areas and access to water for ...

Nearby, a red-rumped agouti — a South American rodent that looks like a large, long-legged guinea pig — scuttled behind a tree trunk. A few feet away, an Arabian sand cat put its paw inside a log to ...

SAN DIEGO — As an ambassador for rats, it’s never easy to win over the public. There’s that hairless tail after all. But Runa at the San Diego Zoo is doing her best to counter the bad press.

A Dartmoor zoo where a jaguar and wolf escaped is being reopened after a £500,000 revamp.

A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long - three times the size of a brown rat.

Rounded view David Moore at the Helgoland 2025 meeting, where he explained how his group will use silica spheres to detect neutrinos. (Courtesy: Matin Durrani) The Helgoland 2025 meeting, marking 100 ...

Dartmoor Zoo supports zebra conservation with new animal transfers and breeding efforts Chapman’s zebra male Parsley moves to Newquay Zoo for breeding, while grant’s zebras Olivia and Ruby Tuesday ...