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ZSL London Zoo launches worldwide appeal to find and save critically endangered fish

London zoo is making a worldwide appeal because they have a
big problem.   Their male Mangarahra
ciclid needs a female mate.  Ciclids are
silver in colour, with an orange tipped tail.

He needs a mate to breed so they can live in a natural shoal
and have family comforts.  Also the species
might die out completely if something is not done pretty soon.

Scientists have not been able to locate the species in the
wild.  This does not mean they don’t
exist, just that we can’t find them at the moment.

Therefore, London zoo is appealing to anyone in the world
who keeps fish or knows anything about fish to urgently help them find female
ciclid. 

Please help London Zoo.

Baby elephant bath time

At Whipsnade zoo; part of London zoo they had the birth of
a baby elephant a few months ago.  Now
the baby elephant and the rest of the family need to take a bath each day.

The baby elephant adores his bath time running up to the
keepers and just waiting for the water and shampoos to start.  He jumps slightly in the air and rolls around
but the keepers manage to get him clean from top to bottom.

Once he has had a good wash and scrub they rinse him down
and smooth over his hide.  They he is
free to play about in the large elephant grounds there.

Guess what?  The first
thing he does is to roll about in the mud.

This is actually a natural and good thing, especially now
that there is a bit of sunshine about. 
The mud conditions his skin and acts as a sunscreen so he won’t get too
hot in the sun and his skin won’t burn and hurt him.

He still loves his bath time and the keepers love showering
him.   

For further information on this topic

see London zoo http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/?gclid=COSTh9jYzrcCFdHMtAodky0Afg