“The zookeepers know the animals best, so like our tawny frogmouth, Maggie, she really likes to be sprayed with the hose,” Pendleton said.

Tawny frogmouth displaying her large mouth (Image: Lakeland Wildlife Oasis) Project Fraggle Rock marks the second instalment in the zoo’s biggest expansion in 25 years.

Tawny frogmouth displaying her large mouth (Image: Lakeland Wildlife Oasis) Project Fraggle Rock marks the second instalment in the zoo’s biggest expansion in 25 years.

Adorable paintings and films featuring baby animals and birds will go on display in Thixendale this month. Adorable paintings ...

Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is close to completing Project Fraggle Rock, a fresh exhibit which will be home to four new species. Over the weekend, the zoo became home to a pair of tawny frogmouths and a ...

Day-hunting owls, while still relatively quiet flyers compared to most birds, typically have less pronounced sound-dampening adaptations. Species like the Burrowing Owl and Northern Hawk Owl often ...

Others include the Southern cassowary, wedge-tailed eagle, sulphur-crested cockatoo, red-tailed black cockatoo, laughing kookaburra, Major Mitchell cockatoo, barking owl, emu, barn owl, gang-gang ...