The animal escapees eventually went back into their enclosure by themselves Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on ...

An investigation has been launched at Belfast Zoo after it was reported that a worker had been 'locked in' to the lion enclosure. The incident took place last week, when an individual was shadowing a ...

The Belfast City Council says it has launched an investigation at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland after a worker allegedly became locked in a lion enclosure earlier this month, with lions inside. Two ...

A TRAINEE at Belfast Zoo claims to have been locked in the lion enclosure earlier this month. A major investigation is now underway after the person, who is aged over 18, was locked in the paddock ...

An Asian elephant that lived at Belfast Zoo for 15 years before being moved to the Netherlands seven months ago has died. Dhunja died at Royal Burger's Zoo in Arnhem at the age of 51. In a statement, ...

Belfast Zoo's oldest chimpanzee Lizzie is celebrating her 50th birthday! Lizzie celebrated the big day by unwrapping presents with the rest of her troop. Lizzie, one of Belfast Zoo’s oldest residents, ...

Shortly after celebrating 60 long years of life, the UK's oldest Gorilla took her final breath at Belfast Zoo. Delilah, who arrived in the zoo's first ever troop of gorilla's in 1992, was among the ...

Belfast Zoo is celebrating a baby boom among its residents after welcoming vicuña, saki and white-belted ruffer lemur babies. However, the north Belfast tourist attraction has also had to say goodbye ...

Officials are investigating the incident. LONDON -- The Belfast City Council says it has launched an investigation at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland after a worker allegedly became locked in a lion ...