Check-in was straightforward - they parked in the nearly full Safari Lodge car park, where a helpful staff member at the front desk explained everything - directions, timings, what the passes ...

As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure at the park ...

This year, though, I thought we might get chance of heading a little closer to home, and enjoy the brand new safari lodges at Chester Zoo that open ... stay in a lakeside lodge.