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The future of the western lowland gorilla is threatened by the bushmeat trade and deforestation.

While Tugar is very friendly and affectionate, he can be something of an alley cat at times.

In Africa poaching for the giraffes’ pelt, meat and tail has significantly reduced the wild population.

Jara likes to create her own bit of havoc when she enters the paddock in the morning; chasing birds and charging into the hay with her ears out!

Black Rhino are critically endangered mainly due to poaching.

Ebeki is the son of our incredibly popular Silverback Kifu & mum Tebe at Howletts.

Tyson is probably the most ferocious animal we keep! He is a boisterous, strong and highly intelligent character known as an escape artist.

Spot tail (Spot as she is known by keepers) is the alpha female of our resident pack.

Zet & Fidji live at Howletts and are responsible for two babies since joining us in 2010.

Brothers Moshi & Sifiso are responsible for two litters of cubs at Port Lympne since their arrival in 2011.

Kago was hand raised at the park where he was born. We continued the hand rearing once he was brought to Howletts.

Classified as Vulnerable, the red panda is at risk from habitat loss and hunting. Tiang Ming arrived to us in 2011 shortly followed by new mate Wan Mei.

The future of the wild western lowland gorilla is threatened by the bushmeat trade and deforestation with only around 100,000 left in the wild.

A Congolese orphan, Kouillou was born in the dense tropical rainforests of northern Congo in the early 1980's.

Arina, our female tiger cub was hand raised from birth by our Head of Carnivore Section Ben Warren and Damian Aspinall.

Together with Saffiya, he is responsible for about 10% of all Barbary lions - a truly magnificent achievement!

Native to Madagascar the Fossa is considered one of its most effective predators yet they are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of endangered species.

The Gabon Group is made up of three groups - the Tonga's, The Djalta's, and The Djala's.

The Pallas Cat has seen a decline over the years due to hunting for its fur.

Spectacled bears, otherwise known as Andean or short-faced bears come from South America and although very adaptable to all kinds of terrain and habitat

Malayan tapirs face extinction for many reasons including deforestation and the illegal trade – pretty much all factors are due to human activity.

The Brazilian Tapir is found in rainforests and swamps in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Paraguay.

A group of meerkats is known as a mob or a gang, and they live together in groups of 5-30 individuals.