WorldofAnimalsMag

It's the shortest day and the longest night of the year ❄️ Happy #WinterSolstice to all our followers! How will you be spending the day? Photo: Chalk Hill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) by Mike McKenzie butterfly-conservation.org

Thank you so, so much for your incredible support this week. #TheZoo will bounce back. Your amazing generosity will help us to prevent extinction and do more of this...

Christmas is the perfect time to see friends and family, celebrate and exchange gifts...🎁 Keepers have been as busy as Santa’s elves, making personalised stockings for our Asian rhinos! @savetherhino #WMSP

BREAKING NEWS: the UK’s Ivory Bill has officially become law! Thank you to everyone who campaigned with us to help #StopIvoryTrade in the UK – an incredible victory in the #FightForYourWorld. 🐘 #IvoryBan #EndWildlifeCrime

Some fantastic news as a result of our Great Crane Project partnership with @Natures_Voice and @Pensthorpe 🎉 - 2018 has been the most successful year for the Eurasian crane since the 17th Century with 54 pairs producing 25 chicks! > wwt.org.uk/news/all-news/…

Isn’t this incredible? Snow leopards are extremely elusive, so camera trap footage like this help us monitor populations. #Caturday

🔬 Scientist 🐒 Conservationist 👣 Humanitarian This #COP24, we thank groundbreaking women like Jane Goodall for all their contributions to help preserve our planet. @JaneGoodallInst #ClimateAction

Good morning!

Wait for it… See a beautiful baby okapi take its very first steps! 😍 An animal birth this rare is very special. #TheZoo

Jumping spider (Euophrys omnisuperstes) is the world's highest dwelling resident and predator, living in Mount Everest, Tibet (1188197, Gavin Maxwell) #InternationalMountainDay #mounteverest #spidersareawesome #mountainminibeasts #mountainpredators #jumpingspiders

#WeeHamish is almost one year old?! Not pawsible, we can bearly believe it! 😁 😝 😂 #MondayPunday #SorryNotSorry

"We're facing a man-made disaster of global scale... time is running out" - Sir David Attenborough issues warning at UN Climate Conference #COP24 in Poland bbc.in/2Pd3yfP

You just can't see it under the two thick layers of light-scattering hair ❄️

Have an OTTER-LY amazing week ahead. 💙 #MondayMotivation

STOP what you're doing and LOOK at this otter juggling a stone! 😲😍

Looking for the perfect gifts for the animal lovers in your life? We've got you covered with our festive gift guide 🎁

Each spine is replaced after a year to keep the hedgehog's armour strong and sharp 🦔

The seal pups want you to stop doing something...watch this.

If you enjoy a soak, know that you're in good company: animalanswers.co.uk/animals/do-ani… 🛀