In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand to attention in a clearing.

The four pups, born last month, are healthy, strong and curious.

Zoo Atlanta is pouncing into the springtime with a newly renovated African lion complex now open to the public.

Chester Zoo’s largest-of-its-kind African savannah opens to visitors - The vast 22-acre habitat has become home to 57 species ...