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Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a pygmy hippo calf born on July 31 to Gloria and Otto. The gender is pending health checks; the calf is bonding with its mother in private, away from public view, while keepers monitor its early development.
The Japanese macaque Luka has fled his Highland Wildlife Park home near Kingussie overnight, triggering a search with thermal-imaging drones. Public are urged not to approach; sightings should be reported to the listed number. A 2024 escape by a monkey from the same park is recalled in background.
A spectacled caiman and a python have been seized from a private property in Hale, Greater Manchester, under the Dangerous Wild Animal Act 1976. The animals have been moved to a zoo for specialist care after a Trafford Council operation with police and the RSPCA.