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Chester Zoo
Coverage of Chester Zoo in the Nexus archive.
- Aardvark calf born at Chester zoo is ‘doing brilliantly’ after bottle-feeding
A rare aardvark calf named 'Womble' was born at Chester zoo and is thriving after being bottle-fed by keepers. The birth is extremely rare in captivity, with only one other aardvark calf born at the zoo in its 94-year history. The last aardvark calf was born in 2022.