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Brian Lilly
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Photographer & keen conservationist specialising in Zoo animals, especially primates & great apes. Based in the UK.
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Maned wolf pup finding some food #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
Maned wolf pup finding some food Maned wolf pup finding some food Maned wolf pup finding some food Maned wolf pup finding some food
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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The two Maned wolf pups playing chase #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
The two Maned wolf pups playing chase The two Maned wolf pups playing chase The two Maned wolf pups playing chase The two Maned wolf pups playing chase
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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The two Maned wolf pups play fighting #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
The two Maned wolf pups play fighting The two Maned wolf pups play fighting The two Maned wolf pups play fighting The two Maned wolf pups play fighting
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Sumatran tiger 'Dao' playing with his Boomer ball 2 of 2 #PaigntonZoo #tiger #mammals
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Sumatran tiger 'Dao' playing with his Boomer ball 1 of 2 #PaigntonZoo #tiger #mammals
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Excited to see a few day old baby Hamadryas Baboon on the Rock yesterday #PaigntonZoo #baboon #primates
Baby Hamadryas Baboon Baby Hamadryas Baboon being held by it's mother Baby Hamadryas Baboon being held by it's mother Baby Hamadryas Baboon suckling
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Found some new Ouessant sheep. Now there are six black and one white #PaigntonZoo #sheep #mammals
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Sumatran tigress 'Carrie' playing with an enrichment tube #PaigntonZoo #tiger #mammals
Sumatran tigress 'Carrie' playing with an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress 'Carrie' playing with an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress 'Carrie' playing with an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress 'Carrie' playing with an enrichment tube
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Ria the Linne’s two-toed sloth living the high life in Tropical Trails 2 of 2 #PaigntonZoo #sloth #mammals
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Ria the Linne’s two-toed sloth living the high life in Tropical Trails 1 of 2 #PaigntonZoo #sloth #mammals
Linne’s two-toed sloth climbing on a rope Linne’s two-toed sloth climbing on a rope Linne’s two-toed sloth climbing on a rope Linne’s two-toed sloth climbing on a rope
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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African lioness Semira washing her face #PaigntonZoo #lioness #mammals
African lioness Semira washing her face African lioness Semira washing her face
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Fig and Carlo the Binturongs #PaigntonZoo #binturong #mammals
Fig Carlo
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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One of the Maned wolf pups finishing off some food in a den #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
One of the Maned wolf pups finishing off some food in a den One of the Maned wolf pups finishing off some food in a den One of the Maned wolf pups in a den
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Male Maned wolf pup Xingu (left) and female Jurua in the doorway #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
Male Maned wolf pup Xingu (left) and female Jurua in the doorway Male Maned wolf pup Xingu (left) and female Jurua in the doorway Female Maned wolf pup Jurua (I think)
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Tolock carrying food around for his family #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
Tolock carrying food around for his family Tolock carrying food around for his family
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Dao the male Sumatran tiger #PaigntonZoo #tiger #mammals
Dao the male Sumatran tiger licking his nose Dao the male Sumatran tiger
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Sleepy Hamadryas baboons on the rock #PaigntonZoo #baboons #primates
Sleepy Hamadryas baboons on the rock
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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British Palaeontologist Richard Forrest, a Brief Obituary tetzoo.com/blog/2026/1/...
British Palaeontologist Richard Forrest, a Brief Obituary — Tetrapod Zoology
Following the recent article here on the new, third edition of Ancient Sea Reptiles , it’s appropriate to report far sadder, more serious but very relevant news...
tetzoo.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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African lioness 'Semira' playing football #PaigntonZoo #lioness #mammals
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Lua and one of her pups in a sunny spot #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Lua and Tolock with one of their pups #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
Lua and Tolock with one of their pups Lua and Tolock with one of their pups Lua and Tolock with one of their pups
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Maned wolf pups out and about in the frosty weather last weekend #PaigntonZoo #manedwolf #mammals
Maned wolf pup stood in a doorway Maned wolf pup out and about in the frosty weather Maned wolf pup out and about in the frosty weather Maned wolf pup out and about in the frosty weather
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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#Primates
Small chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own behavior
The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of chim...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Natalia building a nest out in the cold #PaigntonZoo #orangutan #primates
Natalia building a nest out in the cold Natalia building a nest out in the cold
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Baby Limba getting floofy #PaigntonZoo #kingcolobus #primates
Baby Limba getting floofy
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM