Jezebel: london zoo

The Tortoise & The _____

Anna — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[London, July 16. Image via Getty]

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Dirk, a 70 year old Galapagos tortoise, is fed by keeper Caroline Westlake in the new 'Giant of the Galapagos' exhibit in ZSL London Zoo on July 16, 2009 in London, England. Dirk, who weights 200kg is joined by two female tortoises Dolly, aged 16, and Dolores, aged 14, in the hope of initiating a breeding program. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Baby Flamingos Scared Of Pink

Dodai — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:20:00 EDT

A zoo keeper explains of the chicks, named Little and Large: "We've been wearing a hand puppet which imitates adult flamingos, but unfortunately [they were] really terrified of the socks." [Telegraph]

TGIF

Dodai — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[London, April 30. Images via Getty.]

LONDON - APRIL 30: Senior Keeper Suzi Hyde poses with a pair of hand reared baby meerkats named Lia and Roo at London Zoo on April 30, 2009 in London, England. Suzi has been hand rearing the meerkats since their mother abandoned them. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)