Chester Zoo is coming up as the best UK zoo after topping the Tripadvisor rankings with more than 11,000 'excellent' ratings.

Rico is believed to be the first sloth to undergo such an operation, which was carried out by a team at Chester Zoo working alongside dental experts from Newcastle University. The two-toed sloth ...

X-rays confirm pioneering dental surgery at Chester Zoo cured a sloth’s toothache. A rare two-toed sloth, called Rico, has ...

The university's dental experts were called to Chester Zoo after a CT scan revealed that Rico, a 25-year-old two-toed sloth, had two root abscesses. Dentists worked with the zoo's vets during a ...

Williams explains. Biobanking researcher Dr. Rhiannon Bolton took on the challenge, in partnership with Chester Zoo, which provided access to fresh elephant feces. “At the zoo, they do quite a ...

Rico, 25, is believed to be the first sloth to undergo this operation, carried out by a team at Chester Zoo who worked alongside dental experts from Newcastle University. Zookeepers were the first ...

Veterinarians performed the innovative treatment on a 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko, a species at the fringes of zoo medicine. Mike Bock In March 2025, a Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko ...

The petition on the website Change.org is collecting digital signatures and supporters’ stories about the Insect Zoo, while donations can be made to help with its deficit through the ISU Foundation.