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• Torquay

  Rain doesn't stop play at Living Coasts

  Where To Go : Zoos : Whats On

  The bad weather is good news for one Devon attraction.

• Paignton

  Half century dedicated to animals

  People & Society : Wildlife : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's Curator of Birds & Reptiles Colin Bath has retired after nearly 50 years.

• Paignton

  Giant bird box for fledgling naturalists

  Zoos : Whats On

  A giant parrot nest-box has taken pride of place at Paignton Zoo - but it's for children not birds.

• Torquay

  Turning Living Coasts upside down

  Wildlife : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  They are animals but they use photosynthesis like plants. Crabs carry them on their backs as defence against predators. The life of the upside down jellyfish is far from ordinary.

• Paignton

  Zoo scientist's welfare quest

  Wildlife : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  A scientist from Devon is helping to improve primate welfare around the world at a major international conference.

• Torquay

  Celebrating sensational seaweed!

  Zoos : Whats On

  Do you know your bladderack from your gutweed? Can you tell the difference between dabberlocks and papenfuss? Living Coasts is holding a Seaweed Festival to celebrate this extraordinary stuff!
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  Torquay

  Living Coasts: getting to the roots of the sea

  Zoos : Whats On

  Torquay is now home to an underground forest, venomous fish and dinosaur crabs thanks to a major new development at Living Coasts which opens this week.

• Torquay

  New exhibit with sting in the tail ... Venomous fish have arrived at Living Coasts

  Where To Go : Zoos : Whats On

  Torquay's coastal zoo is now home to eight stingrays of three species: two mangrove whiprays (which are brown), four blue-spotted ribbontail rays (which are oval) and two of the kite-shaped blue-spotted stingrays.

• United Kingdom

  Zoo works to save not-so-common dormouse

  Science & Nature : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is helping to coordinate conservation efforts for one of Britain's best-loved creatures.
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  Torquay

  Indiana Jones to open new Living Coasts mangrove exhibit

  Zoos : Whats On

  Jungle explorer Indiana Jones is to open a major new exhibit at Living Coasts.
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  Dartmoor

  Zoo's new head of plants returns to his roots

  Gardening : Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has appointed a new Curator of Plants & Gardens. And for globe-trotting Kevin Frediani, it's a return to his Devon roots.

• Paignton

  85 hours on a bicycle!

  Zoos : Charity

  Two members of staff from Paignton Zoo Environmental Park have completed their charity bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.

• Torquay

  Madcap show with a conservation message

  Zoos : Whats On

  A lively new theatre show is entertaining visitors and delivering a strong conservation message at Living Coasts this summer.

• Torquay

  Prime time for slime at Living Coasts!

  Zoos : Whats On

  Get slimed at Living Coasts! Torquay's coastal zoo is up to its elbows in the sticky, gooey, revolting and fantastic world of slime.

• Devon

  Zoo animals play part in national gardens success

  Gardening : Zoos

  Three rhinos and two elephants have helped win the top prize at a major national gardening event.

• Surrey

  Gorilla moves on

  Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's male Western gorilla Damisi has gone to Chessington Zoo in Surrey to start a new breeding group.
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  Paignton

  Zoo gets in the pink!

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is turning pink for an exotic charity soirée. The first ever Flamingo Ball is on Saturday 12th July.
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  Torquay

  Tasting the quality at Living Coasts

  Wine : Winemaking : Zoos

  Living Coasts is holding a wine tasting evening in association with an award-winning local vineyard.

• United Kingdom

  Zoo digs in for gardens show

  Zoos : Whats On : Home & Garden

  Devon horticulturalists are heading for one of the biggest national gardening shows.

• Modbury

  Penguins conquer adventure challenge

  Zoos : Charity

  Staff from a local conservation attraction recently took part in a gruelling adventure challenge to raise money for charity.

• Paignton

  Zoo pair's marathon bike ride

  Zoos : Charity

  Two members of staff from Paignton Zoo Environmental Park are taking on the ultimate cycle challenge.

• Paignton

  Zoo volunteers worth their weight in gold

  People & Society : Conservation : Zoos

  Local conservation charities are using National Volunteers Week to highlight the value of volunteers.

• Paignton

  Charity hosts moth night

  Zoos : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks : Nature

  The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is holding an event for creatures of the night. The charity is inviting people to come and find out more about marvellous, mysterious, magical moths.

• Torquay

  Web feet - first penguin blog hits cyberspace

  Wildlife : Zoos : Internet

  Politicians are doing it, pop stars are doing it - and now penguins are doing it. Everyone, it seems, is blogging.

• Paignton

  Zoo crocodiles get in the swim

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo's Crocodile Swamp exhibit is a world of water.

• Westcountry

  Living Coasts gets brilliantly batty

  Wildlife : Zoos : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  Saturday 24th May is Brilliant Bat Day at Living Coasts.

• Paignton

  Zoo leaps into action for frogs

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is leaping to the aid of frogs during the May half term.

• Westcountry

  End of an era at Paignton Zoo

  Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's female Bornean orang utan Bulu has been euthanased due to ill health.

• Westcountry

  Rhino on the move

  Zoos

  The father of one of Devon's most famous youngsters is heading off with the intention of fathering more offspring with new females.

• Paignton

  Turtle tossing is a total triumph!

  Zoos

  Forget football and cricket, there's a new game in town - turtle tossing.