chester zoo

Five baby meerkats have made their first public outing at Chester Zoo since they were born on April 20.

The quintet have yet to be named as staff must wait to see if they are boys or girls.

A baby penguin weighting just 87 grams has hatched in Chester Zoo.

Rooney, named after England forward Wayne, was one of the first Humboldt penguins to hatch at the zoo this year.

The penguin keepers are naming this year’s clutch after past and present superstars of the football World Cup.

Rooney has already been joined by Gerrard, named after current England captain Steven, Banks, after 1966 World Cup winning goalkeeper Gordon, and Moore after 1966 World Cup winning captain Bobby.

Chester Zoo funds conservation initiatives in the penguins’ homeland to help them in their natural habitat, where they are faced with many pressures including over fishing of their food and habitat loss.

Animals at Chester Zoo have been scratching their heads over new additions to their enclosures.

Staff placed pumpkins filled with treats around the zoo for its inhabitants to explore, encouraging them to think and work for their food.

A Chester Zoo spokesperson said that the animals all had their own weird and wonderful ways of getting into the pumpkins.