Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Reproduction Management Institute for Zoo Biology and Wildlife Research of Berlin, zoo veterinarians impregnated one of their female elephants, Tamar, with sperm obtained from Emmett, a bull elephant in the Whipsnade Animal Park, Bedfordshire, England. On 10 December 2005, Gabi's six-hour birth was viewed by over 350,000 people in 108 countries via live streaming on the zoo's website. The zoo has also pioneered the use of animal birth control. It was the first to use a dart gun to implant a slow-release hormone into the thigh of a female giraffe; she is the daughter of the zoo's bull giraffe, and
Whipsnade Zoo goat mascot of the British Army's Royal Welsh regiment, retired to the zoo after eight years' distinguished service performing ceremonial duties. African Hunting Dogs have a new exhibit, opened in Spring 2017, it is located on the former Wolf enclosure, the enclosure is also extended to form a super enclosure for them. The Butterfly house opened in 2016, the house is home to various species of butterfly and Crocodiles, it is a Walk through exhibit so the Butterflies are flying arrive when people go through the exhibit. This house is also home to one of the largest moths in the